CKX Lands (CKX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of CKX Lands shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 31st, investors have sold 800 shares of CKX short. 0.06% of CKX Lands' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on CKX Lands' 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. 0.06% of CKX Lands' floating shares are currently sold short.

CKX Lands saw a decrease in short interest during the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 800 shares, a decrease of 46.7% from the previous total of 1,500 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.

CKX Lands currently has issued a total of 2,030,000 shares. Some of CKX Lands' 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. CKX Lands currently has a public float of 1,370,000 shares.

0.06% of CKX Lands' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "petroleum and natural gas" compare to CKX Lands: NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc. (0.10%), MV Oil Trust (4.43%), Permianville Royalty Trust (0.17%), Western Energy Services Corp. (0.01%), VOC Energy Trust (0.11%), PermRock Royalty Trust (2.00%), U.S. Energy Corp. (3.60%), Indonesia Energy Co. Limited (16.23%), KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. (10.07%), NXT Energy Solutions Inc. (0.03%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CKX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from CKX Lands 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 CKX Lands 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 CKX, 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 CKX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025.