Enel Generación Chile (EOCCY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Enel Generación Chile shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 15th, investors have sold 400 shares of EOCCY short. Learn More on Enel Generación Chile's current short interest.

Enel Generación Chile saw a decline in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 400 shares, a decline of 66.7% from the previous total of 1,200 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 Enel Generación Chile: Pampa Energía S.A. (0.83%), TransAlta Co. (1.08%), PNM Resources, Inc. (1.92%), Otter Tail Co. (8.03%), Black Hills Co. (4.25%), Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL (1.15%), Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (1.84%), Enel Chile S.A. (0.09%), Kenon Holdings Ltd. (0.05%), Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (14.57%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($6.62 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($4.85 billion), Aon plc ($4.66 billion), DuPont de Nemours, Inc. ($3.84 billion), International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. ($3.60 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($3.22 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.21 billion), Snowflake Inc. ($2.82 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.52 billion), and Peloton Interactive, Inc. ($2.51 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling EOCCY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Enel Generación Chile 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 Enel Generación Chile 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 EOCCY, 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 EOCCY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2021.