CONSOL Coal Resources (CCR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of CONSOL Coal Resources shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, traders have sold 2,700 shares of CCR short. 0.03% of CONSOL Coal Resources' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on CONSOL Coal Resources' current short interest.

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. 0.03% of CONSOL Coal Resources' floating shares are currently sold short.

CONSOL Coal Resources saw a decline in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,700 shares, a decline of 27.0% from the previous total of 3,700 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.

CONSOL Coal Resources currently has issued a total of 27,690,000 shares. Some of CONSOL Coal Resources' 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. CONSOL Coal Resources currently has a public float of 10,650,000 shares.

0.03% of CONSOL Coal Resources' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to CONSOL Coal Resources: Ramaco Resources, Inc. (13.25%), American Resources Co. (13.62%), Core Natural Resources, Inc. (3.22%), Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (13.32%), Ramaco Resources, Inc. (2.10%), Permian Basin Royalty Trust (0.67%), Borr Drilling Limited (9.11%), NGL Energy Partners LP (2.34%), NET Power Inc. (13.13%), TETRA Technologies, Inc. (2.59%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($6.95 billion), Aon plc ($4.44 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($4.13 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.12 billion), Peloton Interactive, Inc. ($2.62 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.60 billion), The Clorox Company ($2.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.32 billion), International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. ($2.21 billion), and Altice USA, Inc. ($1.94 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CCR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from CONSOL Coal Resources 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 CONSOL Coal Resources 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 CCR, 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 CCR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2020.