U.S. Well Services (USWS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of U.S. Well Services shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 15th, traders have sold 644,000 shares of USWS short. 7.29% of U.S. Well Services' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on U.S. Well Services' 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. USWS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on U.S. Well Services'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. 7.29% of U.S. Well Services' floating shares are currently sold short.

U.S. Well Services saw a increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 644,000 shares, an increase of 1.6% from the previous total of 634,100 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.

U.S. Well Services currently has issued a total of 12,827,000 shares. Some of U.S. Well Services' 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. U.S. Well Services currently has a public float of 8,830,000 shares.

7.29% of U.S. Well Services' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "oils/energy" compare to U.S. Well Services: Nine Energy Service, Inc. (13.73%), KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. (10.70%), NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc. (0.15%), Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. (0.78%), Ranger Energy Services, Inc. (1.71%), Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (1.75%), CSI Compressco LP (0.06%), Profire Energy, Inc. (2.15%), Emeren Group Ltd (2.87%), Flotek Industries, Inc. (1.51%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.48 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($2.85 billion), Twitter, Inc. ($1.89 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.78 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.77 billion), PG&E Co. ($1.75 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($1.58 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.42 billion), Roblox Co. ($1.39 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling USWS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from U.S. Well Services 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. Well Services 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 USWS, 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 USWS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2022.