Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL (ELPVY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, investors have sold 11,400 shares of ELPVY short. Learn More on Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL's current short interest.

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. ELPVY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL's short interest ratio.

Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL saw a decline in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 11,400 shares, a decline of 19.7% from the previous total of 14,200 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 sector of "utilities" compare to Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL: Otter Tail Co. (8.03%), Black Hills Co. (4.25%), PNM Resources, Inc. (1.92%), Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL (1.15%), Enel Chile S.A. (0.09%), Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (1.84%), Portland General Electric (5.04%), Pampa Energía S.A. (0.83%), IDACORP, Inc. (2.56%), TransAlta Co. (1.08%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Analog Devices, Inc. ($5.85 billion), Aon plc ($5.61 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.44 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.49 billion), Airbnb, Inc. ($3.35 billion), Peloton Interactive, Inc. ($2.53 billion), Expedia Group, Inc. ($2.39 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.26 billion), Nuance Communications, Inc. ($2.18 billion), and Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($1.84 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ELPVY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL 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 Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of ELPVY, 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 ELPVY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2021.