Lilis Energy (LLEX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Lilis Energy shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 30th, investors have sold 3,680,000 shares of LLEX short. 4.80% of Lilis Energy's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Lilis Energy's 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. 4.80% of Lilis Energy's floating shares are currently sold short.

Lilis Energy saw a drop in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 3,680,000 shares, a drop of 24.7% from the previous total of 4,890,000 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.

Lilis Energy currently has issued a total of 95,390,000 shares. Some of Lilis Energy's 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. Lilis Energy currently has a public float of 76,620,000 shares.

4.80% of Lilis 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 Lilis Energy: Royale Energy Inc. (0.00%), Solar Integrated Roofing Corporation (0.00%), Allied Resources, Inc. (0.01%), Stratex Oil & Gas Holdings Inc. (0.01%), Petroteq Energy (0.02%), Shell PLC Unsponsored ADR (0.33%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Match Group Inc. ($4.49 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($3.21 billion), Morgan Stanley ($2.93 billion), The Charles Schwab Corporation ($2.55 billion), Aon plc ($2.52 billion), The Clorox Company ($2.41 billion), Snap Inc. ($2.25 billion), Carnival Corporation ($2.06 billion), Simon Property Group, Inc. ($1.88 billion), and Docusign Inc. ($1.85 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling LLEX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Lilis Energy 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 Lilis 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 LLEX, 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 LLEX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2020.