Foresight Energy (FELP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Foresight Energy shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 15th, traders have sold 83,700 shares of FELP short. 0.29% of Foresight Energy's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Foresight Energy's current short interest.

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. FELP shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Foresight Energy's short interest ratio.

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. 0.29% of Foresight Energy's floating shares are currently sold short.

Foresight Energy saw a increase in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 83,700 shares, an increase of 45.8% from the previous total of 57,400 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.

Foresight Energy currently has issued a total of 0 shares. Some of Foresight Energy's 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. Foresight Energy currently has a public float of 28,810,000 shares.

0.29% of Foresight Energy's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "oils/energy" compare to Foresight Energy: Hallador Energy (4.09%), Ramaco Resources, Inc. (15.42%), CONSOL Energy Inc. (8.13%), Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (5.88%), Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (19.89%), CN Energy Group. Inc. (0.13%), Pineapple Energy Inc. (0.75%), Recon Technology, Ltd. (0.04%), Brenmiller Energy Ltd (0.04%), iSun, Inc. (1.34%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Alibaba Group Holding Limited ($3.24 billion), Sempra ($2.36 billion), Digital Realty Trust, Inc. ($1.78 billion), Twilio Inc. ($1.67 billion), Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. ($1.27 billion), Insulet Co. ($909.50 million), Guidewire Software, Inc. ($704.80 million), Zendesk, Inc. ($602.65 million), Medidata Solutions Inc ($560.77 million), and Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. ($437.13 million). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FELP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Foresight Energy 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 Foresight 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 FELP, 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 FELP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2019.