First Trust/abrdn Emerging Opportunity Fund (FEO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of First Trust/abrdn Emerging Opportunity Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 15th, investors have sold 2,700 shares of FEO short. Learn More on First Trust/abrdn Emerging Opportunity Fund's current short interest.

First Trust/abrdn Emerging Opportunity Fund saw a decrease in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,700 shares, a decrease of 47.1% from the previous total of 5,100 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 ($4.34 billion), Occidental Petroleum Corporation ($4.15 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.41 billion), Diamondback Energy, Inc. ($2.05 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.75 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($1.66 billion), Pacific Gas & Electric Co. ($1.62 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.62 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.61 billion), and Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FEO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust/abrdn Emerging Opportunity Fund 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 First Trust/abrdn Emerging Opportunity Fund 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 FEO, 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 FEO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 15 2022.