QEP Resources (QEP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of QEP Resources shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 26th, investors have sold 2,140,000 shares of QEP short. Learn More on QEP Resources' current short interest.

QEP Resources saw a increase in short interest in February. As of February 26th, there was short interest totaling 2,140,000 shares, an increase of 32.9% from the previous total of 1,610,000 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "oils/energy" compare to QEP Resources: SilverBow Resources, Inc. (6.39%), Berry Co. (6.70%), SandRidge Energy, Inc. (3.02%), W&T Offshore, Inc. (20.67%), Comstock Resources, Inc. (37.19%), Kosmos Energy Ltd. (8.36%), Granite Ridge Resources, Inc. (2.93%), Vitesse Energy, Inc. (8.71%), Dorchester Minerals, L.P. (1.25%), Diversified Energy Company PLC (2.46%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Aon plc ($5.72 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($5.42 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.94 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.85 billion), Airbnb, Inc. ($2.46 billion), Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. ($2.34 billion), Futu Holdings Limited ($2.31 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.05 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($1.89 billion), and Marathon Petroleum Co. ($1.87 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling QEP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from QEP Resources 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 QEP Resources 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 QEP, 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 QEP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 26 2021.