5E Advanced Materials (FEAM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of 5E Advanced Materials shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 15th, traders have sold 50,400 shares of FEAM short. 2.30% of 5E Advanced Materials' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on 5E Advanced Materials' current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. FEAM shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on 5E Advanced Materials's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of 5E Advanced Materials: Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 2.30% of 5E Advanced Materials' floating shares are currently sold short.

5E Advanced Materials saw a decrease in short interest in February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totaling 50,400 shares, a decrease of 95.5% from the previous total of 1,120,000 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.

5E Advanced Materials currently has issued a total of 2,996,000 shares. Some of 5E Advanced Materials' outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. 5E Advanced Materials currently has a public float of 2,190,000 shares.

2.30% of 5E Advanced Materials' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" compare to 5E Advanced Materials: Snow Lake Resources Ltd. (9.00%), Foremost Lithium Resource & Technology Ltd. (1.21%), BHP Group Limited (0.40%), Vale S.A. (3.12%), Teck Resources Limited (1.64%), Cameco Co. (4.15%), Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. (2.74%), Summit Materials, Inc. (3.99%), Knife River Co. (3.22%), MP Materials Corp. (17.76%),

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 Co. ($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 Co. ($3.94 billion), Schlumberger Limited ($3.19 billion), and Reddit, Inc. ($3.01 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FEAM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from 5E Advanced Materials as its price is falling. FEAM shares are trading down $0.86 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 5E Advanced Materials 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 FEAM, 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 FEAM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 15 2025.