Lundin Energy AB (publ) Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Lundin Energy AB (publ) shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 31st, traders have sold 100 shares of LNEGY short. Learn More on Lundin Energy AB (publ)'s current short interest.

Lundin Energy AB (publ) saw a drop in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 100 shares, a drop of 90.0% from the previous total of 1,000 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 Lundin Energy AB (publ)'s shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "chemicals" compare to Lundin Energy AB (publ): Ganfeng Lithium Co., Ltd. (0.00%), good natured Products Inc. (0.00%), Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft (0.00%), Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Co. (0.00%), NanoXplore Inc. (0.00%), Orbia Advance Co., S.A.B. de C.V. (0.00%), SGL Carbon SE (0.00%), Solvay SA (0.00%), Solvay SA (0.00%), and Wacker Chemie AG (0.00%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Square, Inc. ($9.81 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($7.52 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($7.18 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($6.21 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($4.60 billion), Zoom Video Communications, Inc. ($3.23 billion), Uber Technologies, Inc. ($3.11 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($2.74 billion), Teladoc Health, Inc. ($2.52 billion), and Etsy, Inc. ($2.16 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling LNEGY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Lundin Energy AB (publ) as its price is falling. To short Lundin Energy AB (publ) 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 Lundin Energy AB (publ) 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 Lundin Energy AB (publ) 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 LNEGY, 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 LNEGY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2021.