SAExploration (SAEX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of SAExploration shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 30th, investors have sold 44,600 shares of SAEX short. 1.81% of SAExploration's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on SAExploration's current short interest.

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. 1.81% of SAExploration's floating shares are currently sold short.

SAExploration saw a increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 44,600 shares, an increase of 294.7% from the previous total of 11,300 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.

SAExploration currently has issued a total of 4,436,000 shares. Some of SAExploration'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. SAExploration currently has a public float of 2,470,000 shares.

1.81% of SAExploration's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "oils/energy" compare to SAExploration: Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (19.89%), Dawson Geophysical (0.08%), Pembina Pipeline Co. (1.31%), Braskem S.A. (0.43%), Pineapple Energy Inc. (0.75%), CN Energy Group. Inc. (0.13%), Sunworks, Inc. (11.99%), Brenmiller Energy Ltd (0.04%), Recon Technology, Ltd. (0.04%), Alternus Clean Energy Inc (4.87%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Match Group, Inc. ($4.49 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($3.21 billion), Tesla, Inc. ($3.01 billion), Morgan Stanley ($2.93 billion), The Charles Schwab Co. ($2.55 billion), Aon plc ($2.52 billion), The Clorox Company ($2.41 billion), Snap Inc. ($2.25 billion), Carnival Co. & plc ($2.06 billion), and Simon Property Group, Inc. ($1.88 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SAEX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from SAExploration 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 SAExploration 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 SAEX, 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 SAEX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2020.