United States Steel Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of United States Steel shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 31st, investors have sold 32,340,000 shares of X short.

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. United States Steel currently has a short interest ratio of 2.0.

United States Steel saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 32,340,000 shares, an increase of 11.1% from the previous total of 29,120,000 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.

0.00% of United States Steel's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sub-industry of "steel" compare to United States Steel: Nucor Co. (1.48%), Steel Dynamics, Inc. (1.86%), Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (1.37%), Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (0.00%), Commercial Metals (2.67%), Worthington Industries, Inc. (3.23%), Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (10.38%), Carpenter Technology Co. (3.55%), Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. (1.88%), and Haynes International, Inc. (1.66%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Analog Devices, Inc. ($5.84 billion), Aon plc ($5.47 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.36 billion), ViacomCBS Inc. ($3.99 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.77 billion), Airbnb, Inc. ($2.90 billion), Peloton Interactive, Inc. ($2.43 billion), Discovery, Inc. ($2.38 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.28 billion), and Expedia Group, Inc. ($2.18 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling X is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from United States Steel as its price is falling. United States Steel's stock is trading up $0.52 today. To short United States Steel 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 United States Steel 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 United States Steel 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 X, 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 X, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2021.