American Noble Gas (IFNY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of American Noble Gas shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 15th, investors have sold 100 shares of IFNY short. Learn More on American Noble Gas' current short interest.

American Noble Gas saw a decrease in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 100 shares, a decrease of 50.0% from the previous total of 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 "oils/energy" compare to American Noble Gas: Seadrill Partners LLC (0.04%), Pacific Drilling S.A. (3.87%), Permex Petroleum Co. (0.01%), Petroteq Energy Inc. (0.01%), FEC Resources Inc. (0.00%), NanoFlex Power Co. (0.00%), Methes Energies International Ltd. (0.01%), SandRidge Permian Trust (0.05%), Yuma Energy Inc (9.65%), Altex Industries, Inc. (0.00%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.43 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.26 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.19 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.78 billion), Paramount Global ($1.77 billion), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.69 billion), United Rentals, Inc. ($1.53 billion), American Airlines Group Inc. ($1.52 billion), PG&E Co. ($1.48 billion), and Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.47 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling IFNY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from American Noble Gas 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 Noble Gas 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 IFNY, 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 IFNY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2023.