Lithium (LTUM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Lithium shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 15th, investors have sold 300 shares of LTUM short. Learn More on Lithium's current short interest.

Lithium saw a drop in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 300 shares, a drop of 88.0% from the previous total of 2,500 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 "basic materials" compare to Lithium: Lomiko Metals Inc. (0.00%), Silver Bull Resources, Inc. (0.02%), FRX Innovations Inc. (0.00%), Diamcor Mining Inc. (0.00%), Aurcana Silver Co. (0.13%), Mace Security International, Inc. (0.00%), Energy Holdings, Inc. (0.00%), New Age Metals Inc. (0.00%), Thunder Mountain Gold, Inc. (0.00%), Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. (0.62%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Cummins Inc. ($8.93 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($7.79 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.31 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.00 billion), General Motors ($3.36 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.10 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($2.92 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.74 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.72 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($2.31 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling LTUM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Lithium 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 Lithium 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 LTUM, 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 LTUM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2024.