Rattler Midstream (RTLR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Rattler Midstream shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 15th, traders have sold 1,550,000 shares of RTLR short. 4.44% of Rattler Midstream's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Rattler Midstream's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. RTLR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Rattler Midstream's short interest ratio.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 4.44% of Rattler Midstream's floating shares are currently sold short.

Rattler Midstream saw a increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,550,000 shares, an increase of 49.0% from the previous total of 1,040,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

Rattler Midstream currently has issued a total of 145,961,000 shares. Some of Rattler Midstream's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Rattler Midstream currently has a public float of 34,890,000 shares.

4.44% of Rattler Midstream's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "energy" compare to Rattler Midstream: EnLink Midstream, LLC (3.03%), Hess Midstream Partners LP (2.25%), Sunoco LP (2.12%), Comstock Resources, Inc. (26.24%), Nextracker Inc. (5.84%), Oklo Inc. (13.55%), HF Sinclair Corporation (5.44%), National Fuel Gas Company (2.60%), Kinetik Holdings Inc. (7.26%), APA Corporation (10.93%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Corporation ($4.13 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.94 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.38 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($2.30 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.22 billion), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($2.02 billion), Plug Power, Inc. ($1.94 billion), Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.91 billion), Unity Software Inc. ($1.82 billion), and Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.74 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling RTLR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Rattler Midstream as its price is falling. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for Rattler Midstream occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of RTLR, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including RTLR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 15 2022.