ClearBridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund (EMO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of ClearBridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 4,500 shares of EMO short. Learn More on ClearBridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund's current short interest.

ClearBridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,500 shares, an increase of 66.7% from the previous total of 2,700 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.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Enbridge Inc. ($4.29 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.17 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.07 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.81 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.37 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.27 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.98 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($1.94 billion), Extra Space Storage Inc. ($1.88 billion), and Xylem Inc. ($1.61 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling EMO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from ClearBridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund as its price is falling. EMO shares are trading down $0.62 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 ClearBridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund 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 EMO, 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 EMO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2023.