Pyxis Tankers (PXSAW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Pyxis Tankers shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, traders have sold 400 shares of PXSAW short. Learn More on Pyxis Tankers' current short interest.

Pyxis Tankers saw a drop in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 400 shares, a drop of 63.6% from the previous total of 1,100 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 "transportation" compare to Pyxis Tankers: Enbridge Inc. (0.86%), Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (0.72%), Canadian National Railway (0.42%), CSX Co. (1.77%), Mplx Lp (2.90%), Ryanair Holdings plc (1.34%), Viking Holdings Ltd (0.74%), Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (0.30%), MakeMyTrip Limited (2.58%), ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. (3.06%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.45 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.69 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.55 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.13 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.96 billion), Onsemi ($1.94 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.84 billion), Enphase Energy, Inc. ($1.77 billion), Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.69 billion), and International Paper ($1.54 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PXSAW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Pyxis Tankers as its price is falling. PXSAW shares are trading down $0.04 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 Pyxis Tankers 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 PXSAW, 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 PXSAW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2024.