Enel Chile (ENIC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Enel Chile shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 15th, traders have sold 792,500 shares of ENIC short. Learn More on Enel Chile's current short interest.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Enel Chile: Citadel Advisors LLC, and Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Enel Chile saw a decrease in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 792,500 shares, a decrease of 19.0% from the previous total of 978,800 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 "utilities" compare to Enel Chile: Portland General Electric (3.59%), Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (4.89%), PNM Resources, Inc. (2.15%), Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL (0.38%), IDACORP, Inc. (1.88%), Black Hills Co. (2.79%), Otter Tail Co. (9.75%), CEMIG (0.08%), TransAlta Co. (2.25%), Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. (0.34%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($8.05 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.94 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.27 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.29 billion), Celsius Holdings, Inc. ($2.20 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.10 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.08 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.90 billion), and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.90 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ENIC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Enel Chile as its price is falling. ENIC shares are trading down $0.07 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 Enel Chile 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 ENIC, 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 ENIC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2023.