American Premium Mining (HIPH) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of American Premium Mining shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 15th, traders have sold 45,200 shares of HIPH short. Learn More on American Premium Mining's current short interest.

American Premium Mining saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 45,200 shares, an increase of 143.0% from the previous total of 18,600 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 "consumer staples" compare to American Premium Mining: CHS Inc. (0.21%), Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V. (0.68%), Coffee Holding Co., Inc. (0.13%), Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. (0.73%), Mastery Education (0.00%), Matchaah Holdings, Inc. (2.00%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($8.05 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.94 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.27 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.29 billion), Celsius Holdings, Inc. ($2.20 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.10 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.08 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.90 billion), and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.90 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HIPH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from American Premium Mining 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 American Premium Mining 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 HIPH, 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 HIPH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2023.