Dominion Energy Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Dominion Energy shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 30th, traders have sold 14,030,000 shares of D short. 0.00% of Dominion Energy's shares are currently sold short. View details.

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. Dominion Energy currently has a short interest ratio of 4.0.

Dominion Energy saw a decrease in short interest during the month of October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 14,030,000 shares, a decrease of 24.8% from the previous total of 18,660,000 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.

0.00% of Dominion Energy's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sub-industry of "multi-utilities" compare to Dominion Energy: Sempra Energy (0.00%), Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (1.18%), Consolidated Edison, Inc. (0.00%), DTE Energy (0.00%), PG&E Co. (0.00%), Ameren Co. (0.00%), CMS Energy Co. (0.00%), CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (0.00%), NiSource Inc. (0.00%), and MDU Resources Group, Inc. (1.45%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.66 billion), Aon Plc ($3.83 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($3.33 billion), ViacomCBS Inc. ($3.13 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.05 billion), The Clorox Company ($2.85 billion), Uber Technologies, Inc. ($2.80 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.26 billion), Simon Property Group, Inc. ($2.02 billion), and International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. ($1.96 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling D is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Dominion Energy as its price is falling. Dominion Energy's stock is trading up $0.03 today. To short Dominion Energy 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 Dominion Energy 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 Dominion Energy 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 D, 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 D, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 30 2020.