American Midstream Partners (AMID) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of American Midstream Partners shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 30th, traders have sold 294,900 shares of AMID short. 0.80% of American Midstream Partners' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on American Midstream Partners' 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. AMID shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on American Midstream Partners'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. 0.80% of American Midstream Partners' floating shares are currently sold short.

American Midstream Partners saw a decrease in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 294,900 shares, a decrease of 0.9% from the previous total of 297,600 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.

American Midstream Partners currently has issued a total of 75,310,000 shares. Some of American Midstream Partners' 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. American Midstream Partners currently has a public float of 36,720,000 shares.

0.80% of American Midstream Partners' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "oils/energy" compare to American Midstream Partners: Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A. (0.34%), USA Compression Partners LP (3.93%), Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. (11.93%), Archrock, Inc. (3.43%), NGL Energy Partners LP (2.61%), Equitrans Midstream Co. (2.18%), DT Midstream, Inc. (3.74%), EnLink Midstream, LLC (5.16%), Antero Midstream Co. (4.09%), Oceaneering International, Inc. (4.42%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Electronics For Imaging, Inc. ($108.67 million), OHR Pharmaceutical Inc ($968,440.00), and Flex Pharma Inc ($414,047.20). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AMID is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from American Midstream Partners as its price is falling. AMID shares are trading down $0.14 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.

A short squeeze for American Midstream Partners 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 AMID, 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 AMID, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2019.