U.S. Energy (USEG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $1.17 -0.01 (-0.85%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.18 +0.01 (+0.85%) As of 07:32 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock U.S. Energy Short Interest DataU.S. Energy (USEG) has a short interest of 667,100 shares, representing 5.03% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -20.68% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.2, indicating that it would take 0.2 days of the average trading volume of 363,697 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest667,100 sharesPrevious Short Interest841,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-20.68%Dollar Volume Sold Short$800.52 thousandShort Interest Ratio0.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 31, 2025Outstanding Shares34,020,000 sharesShort Percent of Float5.03%Today's Trading Volume174,574 sharesAverage Trading Volume363,697 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average48% Short Selling U.S. Energy? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for U.S. Energy and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartUSEG Short Interest Over TimeUSEG Days to Cover Over TimeUSEG Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time U.S. Energy Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/31/2025667,100 shares $800.52 thousand -20.7%5.0%0.2 $1.20 7/15/2025841,000 shares $1.11 million +52.9%N/A0.3 $1.32 6/30/2025549,900 shares $769.86 thousand +3.2%4.1%7.1 $1.40 6/15/2025532,800 shares $1.18 million +44.7%4.0%0.2 $2.21 5/31/2025368,200 shares $458.41 thousand -8.5%3.6%1.5 $1.25 5/15/2025402,500 shares $483 thousand +0.3%3.9%1.4 $1.20 4/30/2025401,200 shares $449.34 thousand -6.7%N/A1 $1.12 4/15/2025430,100 shares $473.11 thousand +15.5%4.2%0.3 $1.10 3/31/2025372,400 shares $446.88 thousand -24.2%3.6%0.1 $1.20 3/15/2025491,300 shares $668.17 thousand -15.5%4.8%0.1 $1.36 Get the Latest News and Ratings for USEG and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for U.S. Energy and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/28/2025581,600 shares $953.82 thousand -17.1%5.7%0.2 $1.64 2/15/2025701,300 shares $1.42 million +117.8%6.9%0.2 $2.03 1/31/2025322,000 shares $721.28 thousand +279.3%9.3%0.1 $2.24 1/15/202584,900 shares $182.54 thousand +65.5%2.5%0 $2.15 12/31/202451,300 shares $83.62 thousand -6.2%N/A0.5 $1.63 12/15/202454,700 shares $88.07 thousand +78.8%N/A0.4 $1.61 11/30/202430,600 shares $56.61 thousand -67.4%N/A0.2 $1.85 11/15/202493,900 shares $156.81 thousand +117.4%N/A0.7 $1.67 10/31/202443,200 shares $58.97 thousand -61.4%N/A0.4 $1.37 10/15/2024111,800 shares $155.40 thousand +142.0%N/A1 $1.39 9/30/202446,200 shares $53.13 thousand +75.0%N/A0.5 $1.15 9/15/202426,400 shares $25.08 thousand +31.3%N/A0.4 $0.95 8/31/202420,100 shares $18.95 thousand -46.7%0.5%0.3 $0.94 8/15/202437,700 shares $35.20 thousand -10.5%1.0%0.6 $0.93 7/31/202442,100 shares $45.47 thousand -26.5%N/A0.7 $1.08 7/15/202457,300 shares $62.74 thousand +117.1%N/A1.2 $1.10 6/30/202426,400 shares $26.93 thousand No ChangeN/A0.3 $1.02 6/15/202426,400 shares $26.66 thousand +29.4%N/A0.3 $1.01 5/31/202420,400 shares $22.64 thousand +22.9%N/A0.2 $1.11 5/15/202416,600 shares $18.43 thousand -55.4%N/A0.2 $1.11 4/30/202437,200 shares $44.27 thousand +184.0%N/A0.4 $1.19 4/15/202413,100 shares $18.08 thousand -2.2%0.4%0.2 $1.38 3/31/202413,400 shares $14.47 thousand +135.1%N/A0.3 $1.08 3/15/20245,700 shares $5.76 thousand +137.5%N/A0.1 $1.01 2/29/20242,400 shares $2.45 thousand -4.0%N/A0 $1.02 2/15/20242,500 shares $2.53 thousand -66.2%N/A0 $1.01 1/31/20247,400 shares $7.70 thousand +25.4%N/A0.1 $1.04 1/15/20245,900 shares $6.55 thousand +37.2%N/A0.1 $1.11 12/31/20234,300 shares $4.30 thousand -77.6%N/A0.1 $1.00 12/15/202319,200 shares $18.55 thousand -30.4%N/A0.3 $0.97The Trump Dump is starting; Get out of stocks now? 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(Ad)The first 365 days of the Trump presidency… Will be the best time to get rich in American history.If I’m right about this (like I was before) a modest $900 investment could grow to a life-changing a 10/29/2021247,100 shares $919.21 thousand -23.1%6.0%0.4 $3.72 10/15/2021321,300 shares $1.28 million +114.1%7.8%0.5 $3.99 9/30/2021150,100 shares $687.46 thousand -11.3%3.6%0.1 $4.58 9/15/2021169,300 shares $748.31 thousand -29.2%4.1%0.1 $4.42 8/31/2021239,000 shares $953.61 thousand -20.6%5.8%0.1 $3.99 8/13/2021301,000 shares $1.10 million -38.7%7.3%0.2 $3.64 7/30/2021491,200 shares $1.92 million +55.5%11.9%0.3 $3.90 7/15/2021315,800 shares $1.39 million +87.4%7.6%0.2 $4.39 6/30/2021168,500 shares $798.69 thousand +37.6%4.1%0.5 $4.74 6/15/2021122,500 shares $525.53 thousand -13.7%3.0%0.5 $4.29 5/28/2021142,000 shares $568 thousand -10.8%3.4%0.6 $4.00 5/14/2021159,200 shares $617.70 thousand -31.3%3.9%0.6 $3.88 4/30/2021231,600 shares $986.62 thousand +6.2%5.6%0.6 $4.26 4/15/2021218,000 shares $878.54 thousand +11.2%5.3%0.3 $4.03 3/31/2021196,100 shares $823.62 thousand -18.5%4.8%0.2 $4.20 3/15/2021240,500 shares $1.24 million +35.7%6.4%0.3 $5.17 2/26/2021177,300 shares $847.49 thousand -13.2%5.1%0.2 $4.78 2/12/2021204,300 shares $1.29 million +221.7%5.7%0.2 $6.33 1/29/202163,500 shares $417.20 thousand +18.7%2.5%0.1 $6.57 1/15/202153,500 shares $236.47 thousand +26.8%2.4%0.1 $4.42 12/31/202042,200 shares $160.78 thousand -47.2%2.0%0.1 $3.81 12/15/202079,900 shares $310.01 thousand -29.9%3.8%0.1 $3.88 11/30/2020114,000 shares $461.70 thousand -40.9%5.4%0.2 $4.05 10/30/202077,600 shares $360.84 thousand +23.0%8.0%0.2 $4.65 10/15/202063,100 shares $348.31 thousand +51.7%6.5%0.1 $5.52 9/30/202041,600 shares $208 thousand +0.7%5.5%0.1 $5.00 9/15/202041,300 shares $194.52 thousand +23.7%6.9%0.2 $4.71 8/31/202033,400 shares $187.04 thousand -1.8%5.6%0.2 $5.60 USEG Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is U.S. Energy's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of U.S. Energy shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 31st, traders have sold 667,100 shares of USEG short. 5.03% of U.S. Energy's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on U.S. Energy's current short interest. What is a good short interest percentage for U.S. Energy? 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. 5.03% of U.S. Energy's floating shares are currently sold short. Is U.S. Energy's short interest increasing or decreasing? U.S. Energy saw a decrease in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 667,100 shares, a decrease of 20.7% from the previous total of 841,000 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. How does U.S. Energy's short interest compare to its competitors? 5.03% of U.S. Energy's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "petroleum and natural gas" compare to U.S. Energy: Amplify Energy Corp. (3.74%), Prairie Operating Co. (12.84%), Epsilon Energy Ltd. (2.25%), Gran Tierra Energy Inc. (2.43%), Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. (0.42%), NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc. (0.42%), MV Oil Trust (3.07%), Permianville Royalty Trust (0.35%), PermRock Royalty Trust (1.63%), VOC Energy Trust (0.35%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), Strategy Inc ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short U.S. Energy stock? Short selling USEG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from U.S. Energy as its price is falling. USEG shares are trading down $0.01 today. 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. How does a short squeeze work against U.S. Energy? A short squeeze for U.S. Energy occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of USEG, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is U.S. Energy's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including USEG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025. 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