Trillion Energy International (TCFF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Trillion Energy International shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 15th, investors have sold 84,100 shares of TCFF short. Learn More on Trillion Energy International's current short interest.

Trillion Energy International saw a increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totaling 84,100 shares, an increase of 16,720.0% from the previous total of 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 industry of "petroleum and natural gas" compare to Trillion Energy International: Gran Tierra Energy Inc. (2.41%), Ring Energy, Inc. (4.72%), Epsilon Energy Ltd. (2.31%), Amplify Energy Corp. (3.96%), Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. (0.08%), NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc. (0.06%), MV Oil Trust (5.69%), Pedevco Corp. (0.64%), Permianville Royalty Trust (0.45%), Western Energy Services Corp. (0.00%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: S&P Global Inc. ($7.23 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($6.03 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($3.16 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($2.77 billion), Snap Inc. ($2.53 billion), Datadog, Inc. ($2.53 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.30 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($2.30 billion), Booking Holdings Inc. ($2.18 billion), and Carnival Corporation ($1.96 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling TCFF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Trillion Energy International 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 Trillion Energy International 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 TCFF, 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 TCFF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 15 2022.