Quaterra Resources (QTRRF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Quaterra Resources shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 29th, investors have sold 49,800 shares of QTRRF short. Learn More on Quaterra Resources' current short interest.

Quaterra Resources saw a increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 29th, there was short interest totaling 49,800 shares, an increase of ∞ from the previous total of 0 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 Quaterra Resources: Paramount Gold Nevada Corp. (0.06%), Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. (0.08%), Pure Energy Minerals Limited (0.09%), New Age Metals Inc. (0.01%), Energy Holdings, Inc. (0.00%), Lomiko Metals Inc. (0.01%), Bunker Hill Mining Corp. (0.02%), U.S. Gold Corp. (0.08%), Wealth Minerals Ltd. (0.02%), Augusta Gold Corp. (0.03%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: S&P Global Inc. ($8.61 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($8.44 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.26 billion), Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited ($5.13 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($4.34 billion), Uber Technologies, Inc. ($3.69 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($3.35 billion), Teladoc Health, Inc. ($3.11 billion), eBay Inc. ($2.91 billion), and Etsy, Inc. ($2.63 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling QTRRF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Quaterra Resources 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 Quaterra Resources 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 QTRRF, 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 QTRRF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 29 2021.