Shell Midstream Partners (SHLX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Shell Midstream Partners shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 30th, traders have sold 13,130,000 shares of SHLX short. 11.50% of Shell Midstream Partners' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Shell Midstream Partners' 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. SHLX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.0. Learn More on Shell Midstream Partners'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. 11.50% of Shell Midstream Partners' floating shares are currently sold short.

Shell Midstream Partners saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 13,130,000 shares, an increase of 0.2% from the previous total of 13,110,000 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.

Shell Midstream Partners currently has issued a total of 393,289,000 shares. Some of Shell Midstream 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. Shell Midstream Partners currently has a public float of 114,180,000 shares.

11.50% of Shell Midstream Partners' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "oils/energy" compare to Shell Midstream Partners: NuStar Energy L.P. (2.25%), Delek Logistics Partners, LP (0.29%), HF Sinclair Co. (5.67%), EnLink Midstream, LLC (5.16%), DT Midstream, Inc. (3.74%), Nextracker Inc. (7.55%), SM Energy (9.22%), Antero Midstream Co. (4.09%), New Fortress Energy Inc. (12.78%), Ultrapar Participações S.A. (0.27%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.27 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($2.66 billion), TC Energy Co. ($2.53 billion), Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.86 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.83 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($1.78 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.77 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.69 billion), Zoom Video Communications, Inc. ($1.35 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.35 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SHLX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Shell Midstream Partners 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 Shell Midstream Partners 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 SHLX, 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 SHLX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2022.