Camber Energy (CEIN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Camber Energy shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, investors have sold 490,000 shares of CEIN short. Learn More on Camber Energy's current short interest.

Camber Energy saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 490,000 shares, an increase of 16.1% from the previous total of 422,200 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "petroleum and natural gas" compare to Camber Energy: KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. (7.86%), NXT Energy Solutions Inc. (0.04%), Blue Dolphin Energy (0.01%), Nine Energy Service, Inc. (10.61%), CKX Lands, Inc. (0.17%), Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust (0.00%), Recon Technology, Ltd. (0.95%), GulfSlope Energy, Inc (0.00%), BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (9.63%), Energy & Technology, Corp. (0.00%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CEIN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Camber Energy as its price is falling. CEIN shares are trading up $0.00 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 Camber 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 CEIN, 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 CEIN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.