Royale Energy (ROYL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Royale Energy shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 31st, traders have sold 300 shares of ROYL short. Learn More on Royale Energy's current short interest.

Royale Energy saw a decrease in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 300 shares, a decrease of 98.8% from the previous total of 24,100 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 Royale Energy: Groove Botanicals, Inc. (0.00%), Altex Industries, Inc. (0.04%), Trio Petroleum Corp. (0.53%), GulfSlope Energy, Inc (0.00%), Sunworks, Inc. (11.99%), Methes Energies International Ltd. (0.04%), American Environmental Partners, Inc. (0.00%), CN Energy Group. Inc. (0.13%), Pineapple Energy Inc. (0.75%), Permex Petroleum Co. (0.36%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: TC Energy Co. ($4.49 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.94 billion), General Motors ($3.34 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.32 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.21 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.13 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.28 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.24 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.14 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ROYL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Royale Energy as its price is falling. ROYL shares are trading up $0.02 today. 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 Royale Energy 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 ROYL, 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 ROYL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2024.