Houston American Energy (HUSA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Houston American Energy shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 15th, investors have sold 163,500 shares of HUSA short. Learn More on Houston American Energy's current short interest.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Houston American Energy: Group One Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Houston American Energy saw a increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 163,500 shares, an increase of 42.3% from the previous total of 114,900 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 "petroleum and natural gas" compare to Houston American Energy: Select Water Solutions, Inc. (3.55%), Vitesse Energy, Inc. (9.86%), HighPeak Energy, Inc. (23.87%), Diversified Energy Company PLC (4.31%), TXO Partners LP (1.93%), Precision Drilling Corporation (3.55%), Granite Ridge Resources, Inc. (4.18%), Vital Energy, Inc. (22.35%), Borr Drilling Limited (9.02%), Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. (5.79%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Lucid Group, Inc. ($8.00 billion), Spotify Technology ($5.48 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($5.11 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.02 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.99 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.89 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.18 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.59 billion), ResMed Inc. ($2.55 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HUSA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Houston American Energy as its price is falling. HUSA shares are trading down $0.44 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 Houston American 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 HUSA, 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 HUSA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 15 2025.