BHP Group (BBL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of BHP Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 15th, traders have sold 9,870,000 shares of BBL short. Learn More on BHP Group's 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. BBL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on BHP Group's short interest ratio.

BHP Group saw a increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 9,870,000 shares, an increase of 14.1% from the previous total of 8,650,000 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "basic materials" compare to BHP Group: Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (1.62%), Ecolab Inc. (0.82%), Vale S.A. (1.17%), Rio Tinto Group (0.44%), Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (1.22%), Southern Copper Co. (6.90%), Newmont Co. (1.76%), Nucor Co. (2.13%), Dow Inc. (2.00%), LyondellBasell Industries (2.19%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($8.74 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($7.90 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.88 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($3.75 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($3.44 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($2.88 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.60 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.86 billion), Match Group, Inc. ($1.79 billion), and Carnival Co. & plc ($1.72 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BBL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BHP Group 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 BHP Group 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 BBL, 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 BBL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2022.