CEMIG (CIG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of CEMIG shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 412,300 shares of CIG short. Learn More on CEMIG's current short interest.

CEMIG saw a drop in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 412,300 shares, a drop of 53.2% from the previous total of 880,700 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 "electric services" compare to CEMIG: Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás (0.15%), Avangrid, Inc. (3.76%), Pinnacle West Capital Co. (3.08%), Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. (0.77%), OGE Energy Corp. (2.43%), Brookfield Renewable Co. (4.44%), Clearway Energy, Inc. (3.15%), IDACORP, Inc. (2.89%), Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (2.10%), Portland General Electric (3.77%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.30 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.10 billion), General Motors ($2.84 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.77 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.22 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.12 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($2.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CIG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from CEMIG as its price is falling. CIG 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 CEMIG 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 CIG, 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 CIG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024.