Trecora Resources (TREC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Trecora Resources shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 31st, investors have sold 44,700 shares of TREC short. 0.25% of Trecora Resources' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Trecora Resources' current short interest.

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. 0.25% of Trecora Resources' floating shares are currently sold short.

Trecora Resources saw a decrease in short interest in May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 44,700 shares, a decrease of 12.0% from the previous total of 50,800 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.

Trecora Resources currently has issued a total of 23,651,000 shares. Some of Trecora Resources' 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. Trecora Resources currently has a public float of 17,630,000 shares.

0.25% of Trecora Resources' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Trecora Resources: Kronos Worldwide, Inc. (4.78%), Koppers Holdings Inc. (3.30%), Tredegar Co. (0.88%), LyondellBasell Industries (4.12%), Westlake Co. (9.57%), Cabot Co. (4.89%), Hawkins, Inc. (3.96%), Delek US Holdings, Inc. (16.85%), BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (9.63%), Exxon Mobil Co. (0.95%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.12 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($3.85 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($2.66 billion), HP Inc. ($2.31 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.14 billion), GameStop Corp. ($1.94 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.91 billion), Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.79 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.62 billion), and Carnival Co. & plc ($1.59 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling TREC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Trecora 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 Trecora Resources 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 TREC, 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 TREC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2022.