Whiting USA Trust II (WHZT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Whiting USA Trust II shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 28th, investors have sold 31,700 shares of WHZT short. Learn More on Whiting USA Trust II's current short interest.

Whiting USA Trust II saw a increase in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 31,700 shares, an increase of 63.4% from the previous total of 19,400 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 Whiting USA Trust II: Groove Botanicals, Inc. (0.00%), Pineapple Energy Inc. (0.75%), Methes Energies International Ltd. (0.04%), Altex Industries, Inc. (0.04%), Sunworks, Inc. (11.99%), Permex Petroleum Co. (0.36%), ReoStar Energy Corp. (0.00%), LiveToBeHappy, Inc. (0.01%), GulfSlope Energy, Inc (0.00%), STR Holdings, Inc. (0.18%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.96 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($4.37 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($2.87 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.70 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.31 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($2.29 billion), Snap Inc. ($2.23 billion), Datadog, Inc. ($2.21 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.96 billion), and Zoom Video Communications, Inc. ($1.89 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling WHZT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Whiting USA Trust II 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 Whiting USA Trust II 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 WHZT, 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 WHZT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2022.