Pacific Coast Oil Trust (ROYTL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Pacific Coast Oil Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 15th, traders have sold 100 shares of ROYTL short. Learn More on Pacific Coast Oil Trust's current short interest.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($25.81 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.38 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($7.74 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($6.32 billion), Apollo Global Management Inc. ($5.97 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.89 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Capital One Financial Corporation ($3.94 billion), Schlumberger Limited ($3.19 billion), and Reddit Inc. ($3.01 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ROYTL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Pacific Coast Oil Trust as its price is falling. ROYTL shares are trading up $0.03 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 Pacific Coast Oil Trust 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 ROYTL, 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 ROYTL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 15 2025.