Ocean Thermal Energy Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Ocean Thermal Energy shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 30th, investors have sold 100 shares of CPWR short. 0.00% of Ocean Thermal Energy's shares are currently sold short. View details.

Ocean Thermal Energy saw a decrease in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 100 shares, a decrease of 96.9% from the previous total of 3,200 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.

0.00% of Ocean Thermal Energy's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "utilities - independent power producers" compare to Ocean Thermal Energy: AGL Energy Limited (0.00%), AGL Energy Limited (0.00%), CGE ENERGY INC/SH SH (0.00%), Clean Energy Technologies, Inc. (0.00%), DRAX Grp PLC/ADR (0.00%), Light S.A. (0.00%), Ørsted A/S (0.00%), Ørsted A/S (0.00%), Public Joint-Stock Company Federal Hydro-Generating Company - RusHydro (0.00%), and Vision Hydrogen Co. (0.00%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications Inc ($5.12 billion), Aon PLC ($3.76 billion), Clorox Co ($3.07 billion), ViacomCBS Inc. ($2.89 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($2.49 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.37 billion), Datadog ($2.29 billion), Uber Technologies, Inc. ($2.22 billion), Kroger Co ($2.20 billion), and Simon Property Group Inc ($1.88 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CPWR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Ocean Thermal Energy as its price is falling. To short Ocean Thermal Energy 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 Ocean Thermal Energy 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 Ocean Thermal 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 CPWR, 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 CPWR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2020.