Trimerica Energy (TECO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Trimerica Energy shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 26th, traders have sold 20,700 shares of TECO short. Learn More on Trimerica Energy's current short interest.

Trimerica Energy saw a increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 26th, there was short interest totaling 20,700 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.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Aon plc ($5.72 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($5.42 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.94 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.85 billion), Airbnb, Inc. ($2.46 billion), Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. ($2.34 billion), Futu Holdings Limited ($2.31 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.05 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($1.89 billion), and Marathon Petroleum Co. ($1.87 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling TECO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Trimerica Energy 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 Trimerica Energy 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 TECO, 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 TECO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 26 2021.