Vale - VALE Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Vale shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 28th, traders have sold 48,920,000 shares of VALE short. 1.15% of Vale's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Vale's 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. VALE shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Vale's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Vale: Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Point72 Middle East FZE, Jane Street Group LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Bluefin Capital Management LLC, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., Susquehanna International Group LLP, Clear Street LLC, Clear Street Markets LLC, Barclays PLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Optiver Holding B.V., Sagil Capital LLP, Group One Trading L.P., Itau Unibanco Holding S.A., IMC Chicago LLC, Citigroup Inc., UBS Group AG, Cutler Group LLC CA, Simplex Trading LLC, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. 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. 1.15% of Vale's floating shares are currently sold short.

Vale saw a drop in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 48,920,000 shares, a drop of 10.5% from the previous total of 54,670,000 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.

1.15% of Vale's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "basic materials" compare to Vale: Rio Tinto Group (0.87%), Southern Copper Co. (7.45%), BHP Group Limited (0.40%), Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (1.40%), Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (0.94%), Ecolab Inc. (0.64%), Nucor Co. (2.37%), Nutrien Ltd. (1.12%), Newmont Co. (1.23%), and Dow Inc. (1.59%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Suncor Energy Inc. ($3.27 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.77 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.25 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Paramount Global ($1.92 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.75 billion), Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.74 billion), CarMax, Inc. ($1.62 billion), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.62 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.39 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling VALE is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Vale as its price is falling. VALE shares are trading down $0.59 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 Vale 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 VALE, 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 VALE, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2023.