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U.S. Energy (USEG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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U.S. Energy Short Interest Data

U.S. Energy (USEG) has a short interest of 402,500 shares, representing 3.93% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 0.32% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.4, indicating that it would take 1.4 days of the average trading volume of 1.08 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
402,500 shares
Previous Short Interest
401,200 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+0.32%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$483,000.00
Short Interest Ratio
1.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
May 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
33,993,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
3.93%
Today's Trading Volume
172,965 shares
Average Trading Volume
1,077,845 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
16%
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USEG Short Interest Over Time

USEG Days to Cover Over Time

USEG Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

U.S. Energy Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
5/15/2025402,500 shares $483,000.00 +0.3%3.9%1.4 $1.20
4/30/2025401,200 shares $449,344.00 -6.7%N/A1 $1.12
4/15/2025430,100 shares $473,110.00 +15.5%4.2%0.3 $1.10
3/31/2025372,400 shares $446,880.00 -24.2%3.6%0.1 $1.20
3/15/2025491,300 shares $668,168.00 -15.5%4.8%0.1 $1.36
2/28/2025581,600 shares $953,824.00 -17.1%5.7%0.2 $1.64
2/15/2025701,300 shares $1.42 million +117.8%6.9%0.2 $2.03
1/31/2025322,000 shares $721,280.00 +279.3%9.3%0.1 $2.24
1/15/202584,900 shares $182,535.00 +65.5%2.5%0 $2.15
12/31/202451,300 shares $83,619.00 -6.2%N/A0.5 $1.63
12/15/202454,700 shares $88,067.00 +78.8%N/A0.4 $1.61
11/30/202430,600 shares $56,610.00 -67.4%N/A0.2 $1.85
11/15/202493,900 shares $156,813.00 +117.4%N/A0.7 $1.67
10/31/202443,200 shares $58,968.00 -61.4%N/A0.4 $1.37
10/15/2024111,800 shares $155,402.00 +142.0%N/A1 $1.39
9/30/202446,200 shares $53,130.00 +75.0%N/A0.5 $1.15
9/15/202426,400 shares $25,080.00 +31.3%N/A0.4 $0.95
8/31/202420,100 shares $18,948.27 -46.7%0.5%0.3 $0.94
8/15/202437,700 shares $35,196.72 -10.5%1.0%0.6 $0.93
7/31/202442,100 shares $45,468.00 -26.5%N/A0.7 $1.08
7/15/202457,300 shares $62,743.50 +117.1%N/A1.2 $1.10
6/30/202426,400 shares $26,928.00 No ChangeN/A0.3 $1.02
6/15/202426,400 shares $26,664.00 +29.4%N/A0.3 $1.01
5/31/202420,400 shares $22,644.00 +22.9%N/A0.2 $1.11
5/15/202416,600 shares $18,426.00 -55.4%N/A0.2 $1.11
4/30/202437,200 shares $44,268.00 +184.0%N/A0.4 $1.19
4/15/202413,100 shares $18,078.00 -2.2%0.4%0.2 $1.38
3/31/202413,400 shares $14,472.00 +135.1%N/A0.3 $1.08
3/15/20245,700 shares $5,757.00 +137.5%N/A0.1 $1.01
2/29/20242,400 shares $2,448.00 -4.0%N/A0 $1.02
2/15/20242,500 shares $2,525.00 -66.2%N/A0 $1.01
1/31/20247,400 shares $7,696.00 +25.4%N/A0.1 $1.04
1/15/20245,900 shares $6,549.00 +37.2%N/A0.1 $1.11
12/31/20234,300 shares $4,300.43 -77.6%N/A0.1 $1.00
12/15/202319,200 shares $18,554.88 -30.4%N/A0.3 $0.97
11/30/202327,600 shares $32,292.00 -5.2%N/A0.5 $1.17
11/15/202329,100 shares $34,629.00 -57.5%N/A0.5 $1.19
10/31/202368,500 shares $99,325.00 +67.9%N/A1.2 $1.45
10/15/202340,800 shares $56,712.00 -20.3%N/A0.8 $1.39
9/30/202351,200 shares $69,120.00 +3.2%N/A1.1 $1.35
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9/15/202349,600 shares $70,928.00 -23.9%N/A1.1 $1.43
8/31/202365,200 shares $86,716.00 -21.7%N/A1.3 $1.33
8/15/202383,300 shares $118,286.00 +14.0%N/A1.5 $1.42
7/31/202373,100 shares $116,960.00 +5.2%N/A1.3 $1.60
7/15/202369,500 shares $98,690.00 -28.5%N/A1.1 $1.42
6/30/202397,200 shares $138,024.00 -36.1%N/A1 $1.42
6/15/2023152,100 shares $225,108.00 +26.3%N/A0.4 $1.48
5/31/2023120,400 shares $170,968.00 -5.1%N/A0.3 $1.42
5/15/2023126,800 shares $164,840.00 -16.5%N/A0.3 $1.30
4/30/2023151,800 shares $209,484.00 +11.0%N/A0.4 $1.38
4/15/2023136,800 shares $177,840.00 +339.9%N/A0.4 $1.30
3/31/202331,100 shares $54,736.00 -16.4%N/A0.1 $1.76
3/15/202337,200 shares $68,448.00 -54.4%N/A0.8 $1.84
2/28/202381,600 shares $176,256.00 +70.4%N/A1.7 $2.16
2/15/202347,900 shares $112,086.00 -48.4%1.1%1 $2.34
1/31/202392,800 shares $225,504.00 -21.4%2.1%1.7 $2.43
1/15/2023118,000 shares $297,360.00 -21.2%2.7%1.9 $2.52
12/30/2022149,700 shares $344,310.00 +15.6%N/A2.3 $2.30
12/15/2022129,500 shares $305,620.00 +6.5%N/A1.7 $2.36
11/30/2022121,600 shares $323,456.00 +0.5%N/A1.3 $2.66
11/15/2022121,000 shares $349,702.10 +9.6%N/A1 $2.89
10/31/2022110,400 shares $328,992.00 -14.6%N/A0.7 $2.98
10/15/2022129,300 shares $376,263.00 -23.0%N/A0.8 $2.91
9/30/2022167,900 shares $490,268.00 +14.3%N/A1.1 $2.92
9/15/2022146,900 shares $471,549.00 +120.9%N/A1 $3.21
8/31/202266,500 shares $230,755.00 -30.6%N/A0.4 $3.47
8/15/202295,800 shares $357,334.00 -21.2%N/A0.4 $3.73
7/31/2022121,500 shares $428,895.00 -28.2%N/A0.5 $3.53
7/15/2022169,300 shares $601,015.00 -13.8%N/A0.6 $3.55
6/30/2022196,300 shares $679,198.00 +12.4%5.3%0.6 $3.46
6/15/2022174,700 shares $655,125.00 +40.7%4.9%0.4 $3.75
5/31/2022124,200 shares $551,448.00 -32.6%3.5%0.2 $4.44
5/15/2022184,200 shares $722,064.00 +243.7%5.2%0.1 $3.92
4/30/202253,600 shares $206,360.00 -50.6%1.5%0 $3.85
4/15/2022108,400 shares $519,236.00 -7.0%3.1%0.1 $4.79
3/31/2022116,600 shares $507,210.00 -87.3%2.8%0.1 $4.35
3/15/2022916,700 shares $5.86 million +751.2%21.7%0.6 $6.39
2/28/2022107,700 shares $422,184.00 +182.7%3.2%0.1 $3.92
2/15/202238,100 shares $133,350.00 +6.7%1.1%0.2 $3.50
1/31/202235,700 shares $116,025.00 +164.4%5.8%0.3 $3.25
1/15/202213,500 shares $49,950.00 -68.4%0.7%0.1 $3.70
12/31/202142,700 shares $139,629.00 -38.6%1.0%0.3 $3.27
12/15/202169,500 shares $236,300.00 -27.9%1.7%0.1 $3.40
11/30/202196,400 shares $346,076.00 -45.7%2.3%0.2 $3.59
11/15/2021177,600 shares $706,848.00 -28.1%4.3%0.3 $3.98
10/29/2021247,100 shares $919,212.00 -23.1%6.0%0.4 $3.72
10/15/2021321,300 shares $1.28 million +114.1%7.8%0.5 $3.99
9/30/2021150,100 shares $687,458.00 -11.3%3.6%0.1 $4.58
9/15/2021169,300 shares $748,306.00 -29.2%4.1%0.1 $4.42
8/31/2021239,000 shares $953,610.00 -20.6%5.8%0.1 $3.99
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8/13/2021301,000 shares $1.10 million -38.7%7.3%0.2 $3.64
7/30/2021491,200 shares $1.92 million +55.5%11.9%0.3 $3.90
7/15/2021315,800 shares $1.39 million +87.4%7.6%0.2 $4.39
6/30/2021168,500 shares $798,690.00 +37.6%4.1%0.5 $4.74
6/15/2021122,500 shares $525,525.00 -13.7%3.0%0.5 $4.29
5/28/2021142,000 shares $568,000.00 -10.8%3.4%0.6 $4.00
5/14/2021159,200 shares $617,696.00 -31.3%3.9%0.6 $3.88
4/30/2021231,600 shares $986,616.00 +6.2%5.6%0.6 $4.26
4/15/2021218,000 shares $878,540.00 +11.2%5.3%0.3 $4.03
3/31/2021196,100 shares $823,620.00 -18.5%4.8%0.2 $4.20
3/15/2021240,500 shares $1.24 million +35.7%6.4%0.3 $5.17
2/26/2021177,300 shares $847,494.00 -13.2%5.1%0.2 $4.78
2/12/2021204,300 shares $1.29 million +221.7%5.7%0.2 $6.33
1/29/202163,500 shares $417,195.00 +18.7%2.5%0.1 $6.57
1/15/202153,500 shares $236,470.00 +26.8%2.4%0.1 $4.42
12/31/202042,200 shares $160,782.00 -47.2%2.0%0.1 $3.81
12/15/202079,900 shares $310,012.00 -29.9%3.8%0.1 $3.88
11/30/2020114,000 shares $461,700.00 -40.9%5.4%0.2 $4.05
10/30/202077,600 shares $360,840.00 +23.0%8.0%0.2 $4.65
10/15/202063,100 shares $348,312.00 +51.7%6.5%0.1 $5.52
9/30/202041,600 shares $208,000.00 +0.7%5.5%0.1 $5.00
9/15/202041,300 shares $194,523.00 +23.7%6.9%0.2 $4.71
8/31/202033,400 shares $187,040.00 -1.8%5.6%0.2 $5.60
8/14/202034,000 shares $208,760.00 +25.0%5.7%0.1 $6.14
7/31/202027,200 shares $163,200.00 -53.1%4.5%0.1 $6.00
7/15/202058,000 shares $278,400.00 +1.1%9.7%0.3 $4.80
6/30/202057,400 shares $315,700.00 +7.3%9.6%0.6 $5.50
6/15/202053,500 shares $339,725.00 +0.2%8.9%0.6 $6.35
5/29/202053,400 shares $343,362.00 -13.0%8.9%0.7 $6.43

USEG Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is U.S. Energy's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of U.S. Energy shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 402,500 shares of USEG short. 3.93% of U.S. Energy's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on U.S. Energy's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for U.S. Energy?

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. USEG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on U.S. Energy's short interest ratio.

What is a good short interest percentage for U.S. Energy?

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. 3.93% of U.S. Energy's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is U.S. Energy's short interest increasing or decreasing?

U.S. Energy saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 402,500 shares, an increase of 0.3% from the previous total of 401,200 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.

How does U.S. Energy's short interest compare to its competitors?

3.93% of U.S. Energy's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "petroleum and natural gas" compare to U.S. Energy: Epsilon Energy Ltd. (0.30%), Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. (1.19%), Amplify Energy Corp. (4.99%), NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc. (0.54%), MV Oil Trust (4.15%), VOC Energy Trust (0.18%), Permianville Royalty Trust (0.04%), PermRock Royalty Trust (1.77%), KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. (9.70%), Nine Energy Service, Inc. (9.40%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($29.20 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($5.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.00 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($3.65 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($3.27 billion), and Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.10 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short U.S. Energy stock?

Short selling USEG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from U.S. Energy as its price is falling. USEG shares are trading down $0.05 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.

How does a short squeeze work against U.S. Energy?

A short squeeze for U.S. Energy 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 USEG, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is U.S. Energy's short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including USEG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:USEG) was last updated on 5/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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