Energy Transfer Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Energy Transfer shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, investors have sold 66,630,000 shares of ET short. 3.03% of Energy Transfer'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. Energy Transfer currently has a short interest ratio of 3.0.

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. 3.03% of Energy Transfer's floating shares are currently sold short.

Energy Transfer saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 66,630,000 shares, an increase of 2.0% from the previous total of 65,340,000 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.

3.03% of Energy Transfer's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "natural gas transmission" compare to Energy Transfer: Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (2.56%), TC Energy Co. (0.46%), National Grid plc (0.00%), Kinder Morgan, Inc. (1.41%), The Williams Companies, Inc. (0.00%), Western Midstream Partners, LP (1.76%), Targa Resources Corp. (1.30%), DCP Midstream, LP (4.30%), Antero Midstream Co. (2.59%), and Enable Midstream Partners, LP (5.65%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Analog Devices, Inc. ($5.85 billion), Aon plc ($5.61 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.44 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.49 billion), Airbnb, Inc. ($3.35 billion), Peloton Interactive, Inc. ($2.53 billion), ViacomCBS Inc. ($2.48 billion), Expedia Group, Inc. ($2.39 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.26 billion), and Nuance Communications, Inc. ($2.18 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ET is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Energy Transfer as its price is falling. Energy Transfer's stock is trading up $0.30 today. To short Energy Transfer 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 Energy Transfer 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 Energy Transfer 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 ET, 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 ET, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2021.