KNOT Offshore Partners (KNOP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of KNOT Offshore Partners shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, investors have sold 23,900 shares of KNOP short. 0.10% of KNOT Offshore Partners' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on KNOT Offshore Partners' current short interest.

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

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. 0.10% of KNOT Offshore Partners' floating shares are currently sold short.

KNOT Offshore Partners saw a decline in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 23,900 shares, a decline of 15.5% from the previous total of 28,300 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.

KNOT Offshore Partners currently has issued a total of 34,040,000 shares. Some of KNOT Offshore Partners' 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. KNOT Offshore Partners currently has a public float of 24,060,000 shares.

0.10% of KNOT Offshore Partners' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "transportation" compare to KNOT Offshore Partners: Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (6.96%), EuroDry Ltd. (0.02%), Cool Company Ltd. (0.86%), Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. (1.63%), StealthGas Inc. (1.27%), Euroseas Ltd. (0.28%), Martin Midstream Partners L.P. (0.19%), Imperial Petroleum Inc. (38.87%), Toro Corp. (0.47%), Air T, Inc. (0.74%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.70 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.52 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.14 billion), General Motors ($2.68 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.57 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.10 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.91 billion), TC Energy Co. ($1.90 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.78 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling KNOP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from KNOT Offshore Partners as its price is falling. KNOP shares are trading down $0.04 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 KNOT Offshore Partners 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 KNOP, 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 KNOP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024.