U.S. Energy (USEG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of U.S. Energy shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of November 15th, traders have sold 29,100 shares of USEG short. Learn More on U.S. Energy's current short interest.

U.S. Energy saw a drop in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 29,100 shares, a drop of 57.5% from the previous total of 68,500 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "oils/energy" compare to U.S. Energy: Mexco Energy Co. (0.12%), PermRock Royalty Trust (0.20%), Permianville Royalty Trust (0.11%), Epsilon Energy Ltd. (1.17%), NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc. (0.53%), Independence Contract Drilling, Inc. (4.16%), Sunrise New Energy Co., Ltd. (0.62%), Superior Drilling Products, Inc. (0.23%), Dawson Geophysical (0.02%), Lightbridge Co. (0.90%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: RTX Co. ($7.24 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.72 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.80 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($2.48 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.38 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.35 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.79 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.73 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling USEG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from U.S. Energy 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 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.

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 November, 15 2023.