LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $82.65 +0.09 (+0.11%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends LyondellBasell Industries Short Interest DataLyondellBasell Industries (LYB) has a short interest of 4.69 million shares, representing 1.81% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 23.42% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.3, indicating that it would take 2.3 days of the average trading volume of 2.29 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest4,690,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest3,800,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+23.42%Dollar Volume Sold Short$407.33 millionShort Interest Ratio2.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateOctober 31, 2024Outstanding Shares324,760,000 sharesFloat Size258,790,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.81%Today's Trading Volume2,236,451 sharesAverage Trading Volume2,286,406 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average98% Short Selling LyondellBasell Industries? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for LyondellBasell Industries and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartLYB Short Interest Over TimeLYB Days to Cover Over TimeLYB Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Genesis Gold GroupTrump’s Back, but DC’s Coming for Your Money!Trump's back in the White House, ready to hit the gas on America's comeback. He's taking on the economy with a heavy hand—building up infrastructure, slapping tariffs on imports, and going all-in on U.S. jobs. But here's the kicker: while Trump's focused on making America stronger, the Washington elite is ready to fight back…Get ahead of the game with 3 proven strategies to protect your retirement from Washington's next mov LyondellBasell Industries Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 10/31/20244,690,000 shares $407.33 million +23.4%1.8%2.3 $86.85 10/15/20243,800,000 shares $349.98 million +35.7%1.5%2 $92.10 9/30/20242,800,000 shares $268.52 million -39.8%1.1%1.5 $95.90 9/15/20244,650,000 shares $433.29 million +8.4%1.8%2.6 $93.18 8/31/20244,290,000 shares $423.42 million +15.0%1.7%2.6 $98.70 8/15/20243,730,000 shares $363.45 million -9.0%1.4%2.3 $97.44 Get the Latest News and Ratings for LYB and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for LyondellBasell Industries and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/31/20244,100,000 shares $407.79 million +1.7%1.6%2.6 $99.46 7/15/20244,030,000 shares $385.47 million -11.0%1.6%2.5 $95.65 6/30/20244,530,000 shares $433.34 million +2.3%1.8%2.7 $95.66 6/15/20244,430,000 shares $414.38 million +13.0%1.7%2.6 $93.54 5/31/20243,920,000 shares $389.75 million +12.6%1.5%2.1 $99.43 5/15/20243,480,000 shares $348.97 million -5.4%1.3%1.8 $100.28 4/30/20243,680,000 shares $367.89 million -35.2%1.4%1.8 $99.97 4/15/20245,680,000 shares $570.61 million +2.9%2.2%2.8 $100.46 3/31/20245,520,000 shares $564.59 million +3.0%2.1%2.8 $102.28 3/15/20245,360,000 shares $535.52 million -2.9%2.1%2.7 $99.91 2/29/20245,520,000 shares $553.66 million +24.6%2.1%3 $100.30 2/15/20244,430,000 shares $431.95 million +9.7%1.7%2.5 $97.51 1/31/20244,040,000 shares $380.08 million -9.2%1.6%2.3 $94.08 1/15/20244,450,000 shares $420.21 million -2.2%1.7%2.6 $94.43 12/31/20234,550,000 shares $432.61 million -12.2%1.8%2.6 $95.08 12/15/20235,180,000 shares $491.84 million -16.2%2.0%2.9 $94.95 11/30/20236,180,000 shares $587.72 million +20.9%2.4%3.3 $95.10 11/15/20235,110,000 shares $496.90 million -3.4%2.0%2.7 $97.24 10/31/20235,290,000 shares $477.37 million -5.2%2.1%2.8 $90.24 10/15/20235,580,000 shares $517.15 million -5.6%2.2%2.9 $92.68 9/30/20235,910,000 shares $559.68 million +2.3%2.3%2.9 $94.70 9/15/20235,780,000 shares $578.23 million +24.0%2.2%2.9 $100.04 8/31/20234,660,000 shares $460.27 million -6.4%1.8%2.4 $98.77 8/15/20234,980,000 shares $479.87 million -3.5%1.9%2.5 $96.36 7/31/20235,160,000 shares $510.12 million +4.7%2.0%2.7 $98.86 7/15/20234,930,000 shares $448.63 million -2.8%1.9%2.6 $91.00 6/30/20235,070,000 shares $465.43 million -8.5%2.0%2.8 $91.80 6/15/20235,540,000 shares $508.52 million -26.2%2.1%2.8 $91.79 5/31/20237,510,000 shares $642.41 million +10.3%2.9%3.6 $85.54 5/15/20236,810,000 shares $613.58 million -3.5%2.6%3.4 $90.10 4/30/20237,060,000 shares $667.95 million -9.4%2.7%3.4 $94.61 4/15/20237,790,000 shares $754.46 million +0.7%3.0%3.7 $96.85 3/31/20237,740,000 shares $726.71 million -1.7%3.0%3.7 $93.89 3/15/20237,870,000 shares $662.34 million +11.3%3.1%4.1 $84.16Let’s be blunt (Ad)Let me be blunt with you for just a second… You may think you know when and why stocks move, but you’re wrong… Most traders have no idea about the biggest secret Wall Street keeps — even though it’s hiding in plain sight. 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Check out the $100 Challenge now 2/28/20237,070,000 shares $678.65 million -7.2%2.7%4 $95.99 2/15/20237,620,000 shares $762.84 million +4.8%3.0%4.2 $100.11 1/31/20237,270,000 shares $702.94 million +4.0%2.8%3.8 $96.69 1/15/20236,990,000 shares $655.17 million +12.6%2.7%3.4 $93.73 12/30/20226,210,000 shares $515.62 million -1.0%2.4%2.9 $83.03 12/15/20226,270,000 shares $505.86 million -17.0%2.4%2.8 $80.68 11/30/20227,550,000 shares $641.83 million +13.4%3.0%3.1 $85.01 11/15/20226,660,000 shares $567.96 million +18.7%2.6%2.7 $85.28 10/31/20225,610,000 shares $428.88 million -13.8%2.2%2.3 $76.45 10/15/20226,510,000 shares $506.48 million +28.7%2.6%2.8 $77.80 9/30/20225,060,000 shares $380.92 million +19.3%2.0%2.2 $75.28 9/15/20224,240,000 shares $333.65 million +18.1%1.7%1.9 $78.69 8/31/20223,590,000 shares $297.97 million +3.8%1.4%1.6 $83.00 8/15/20223,460,000 shares $313.27 million -20.5%1.4%1.5 $90.54 7/31/20224,350,000 shares $387.67 million -19.7%1.7%1.8 $89.12 7/15/20225,420,000 shares $459.29 million -10.6%2.1%2.2 $84.74 6/30/20226,060,000 shares $530.01 million +6.5%2.4%2.6 $87.46 6/15/20225,690,000 shares $547.04 million +3.8%2.2%2.4 $96.14 5/31/20225,480,000 shares $626.09 million +14.2%2.1%2.2 $114.25 5/15/20224,800,000 shares $512.26 million -5.7%1.9%2 $106.72 4/30/20225,090,000 shares $539.69 million -4.1%2.0%2.2 $106.03 4/15/20225,310,000 shares $571.25 million -14.6%2.0%2.3 $107.58 3/31/20226,220,000 shares $639.54 million +37.0%2.4%2.7 $102.82 3/15/20224,540,000 shares $447.87 million +7.1%1.8%2 $98.65 2/28/20224,240,000 shares $412.26 million -9.6%1.7%1.9 $97.23 2/15/20224,690,000 shares $477.63 million -2.3%1.8%2.1 $101.84 1/31/20224,800,000 shares $464.30 million -13.5%1.8%2.1 $96.73 1/15/20225,550,000 shares $570.60 million +7.6%2.1%2.5 $102.81 12/31/20215,160,000 shares $475.91 million +13.2%2.0%2.4 $92.23 12/15/20214,560,000 shares $396.90 million +10.4%1.7%2 $87.04 11/30/20214,130,000 shares $359.85 million -3.3%1.6%1.9 $87.13 11/15/20214,270,000 shares $406.59 million -12.9%1.6%2 $95.22 10/29/20214,900,000 shares $454.82 million +0.4%1.9%2.5 $92.82 10/15/20214,880,000 shares $483.61 million +1.5%1.9%2.7 $99.10 9/30/20214,810,000 shares $451.42 million -5.9%1.8%2.5 $93.85 9/15/20215,110,000 shares $484.38 million +24.6%1.9%2.7 $94.79 8/31/20214,100,000 shares $411.44 million -7.0%1.6%2.3 $100.35 8/13/20214,410,000 shares $463.36 million +12.2%1.7%2.6 $105.07 7/30/20213,930,000 shares $390.37 million +9.5%1.5%2.3 $99.33 7/15/20213,590,000 shares $362.59 million -0.8%1.4%2.1 $101.00 6/30/20213,620,000 shares $372.39 million -1.1%1.4%2.3 $102.87 6/15/20213,660,000 shares $398.21 million +6.7%1.4%2.5 $108.80 5/28/20213,430,000 shares $386.29 million +20.4%1.3%2.3 $112.62 5/14/20212,850,000 shares $315.04 million -15.4%1.1%1.8 $110.54 4/30/20213,370,000 shares $362.24 million +38.1%1.3%2.1 $107.49 4/15/20212,440,000 shares $260.93 million -8.6%0.9%1.5 $106.94 3/31/20212,670,000 shares $280.43 million -27.6%1.0%1.5 $105.03 3/15/20213,690,000 shares $401.21 million -5.6%1.4%2.1 $108.73 2/26/20213,910,000 shares $408.24 million +1.8%1.5%2.4 $104.41 2/12/20213,840,000 shares $364.11 million +15.0%1.5%2.3 $94.82Let’s be blunt (Ad)Let me be blunt with you for just a second… You may think you know when and why stocks move, but you’re wrong… Most traders have no idea about the biggest secret Wall Street keeps — even though it’s hiding in plain sight. 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Check out the $100 Challenge now 1/29/20213,340,000 shares $291.42 million -17.7%1.3%1.8 $87.25 1/15/20214,060,000 shares $401.41 million +6.6%1.6%2.1 $98.87 12/31/20203,810,000 shares $346.98 million -5.7%1.5%2 $91.07 12/15/20204,040,000 shares $351.88 million -20.9%1.6%2 $87.10 11/30/20205,110,000 shares $448.96 million +14.1%2.0%2.3 $87.86 11/15/20204,480,000 shares $343.35 million -10.4%1.8%1.9 $76.64 10/30/20205,000,000 shares $361.05 million -10.1%2.0%2.3 $72.21 10/15/20205,560,000 shares $433.68 million -4.5%2.2%2.7 $78.00 9/30/20205,820,000 shares $410.25 million +27.4%2.3%2.8 $70.49 9/15/20204,570,000 shares $349.83 million -3.8%1.8%2.2 $76.55 8/31/20204,750,000 shares $311.03 million +28.7%1.9%2.3 $65.48 8/14/20203,690,000 shares $254.65 million -3.9%1.4%1.7 $69.01 7/31/20203,840,000 shares $240.08 million -11.9%1.5%1.7 $62.52 7/15/20204,360,000 shares $291.95 million -12.6%1.7%1.8 $66.96 6/30/20204,990,000 shares $324.10 million -15.0%2.0%1.9 $64.95 6/15/20205,870,000 shares $391.00 million -20.0%2.3%2.1 $66.61 5/29/20207,340,000 shares $468.00 million -1.5%2.9%2.1 $63.76 5/15/20207,450,000 shares $397.01 million +7.5%2.9%2.1 $53.29 4/30/20206,930,000 shares $401.59 million +22.7%2.7%2 $57.95 4/15/20205,650,000 shares $297.76 million +2.7%2.2%1.6 $52.70 3/31/20205,500,000 shares $275.28 million -0.7%2.2%1.6 $50.05 3/13/20205,540,100 shares $326.48 million -7.4%2.2%2.4 $58.93 2/28/20205,980,000 shares $242.13 million -1.6%2.3%2.6 $40.49 2/14/20206,080,000 shares $363.22 million -10.2%2.4%2.9 $59.74 1/31/20206,770,000 shares $503.62 million +4.0%2.7%3.4 $74.39 1/15/20206,510,000 shares $546.64 million +1.9%2.6%3.4 $83.97 12/31/20196,390,000 shares $542.83 million +12.7%2.5%3.6 $84.95 LYB Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is LyondellBasell Industries' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of LyondellBasell Industries shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 31st, traders have sold 4,690,000 shares of LYB short. 1.81% of LyondellBasell Industries' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on LyondellBasell Industries' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for LyondellBasell Industries? 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. LYB shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on LyondellBasell Industries's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting LyondellBasell Industries? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of LyondellBasell Industries: Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Point72 DIFC Ltd, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Maven Securities LTD, Paloma Partners Management Co, Garda Capital Partners LP, Verition Fund Management LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Citigroup Inc., LMR Partners LLP, Genus Capital Management Inc., IMC Chicago LLC, Portman Square Capital LLP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., SG Americas Securities LLC, Point72 DIFC Ltd, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Maven Securities LTD, and Point72 Asset Management L.P.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for LyondellBasell Industries? 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. 1.81% of LyondellBasell Industries' floating shares are currently sold short. Is LyondellBasell Industries' short interest increasing or decreasing? LyondellBasell Industries saw a increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 4,690,000 shares, an increase of 23.4% from the previous total of 3,800,000 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. What is LyondellBasell Industries' float size? LyondellBasell Industries currently has issued a total of 324,760,000 shares. Some of LyondellBasell Industries' 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. LyondellBasell Industries currently has a public float of 258,790,000 shares. How does LyondellBasell Industries' short interest compare to its competitors? 1.81% of LyondellBasell Industries' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to LyondellBasell Industries: Westlake Co. (3.26%), Cabot Co. (4.76%), Hawkins, Inc. (2.13%), Kronos Worldwide, Inc. (4.27%), Koppers Holdings Inc. (1.51%), Tredegar Co. (0.63%), International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (1.57%), NewMarket Co. (1.02%), Sensient Technologies Co. (1.25%), Methanex Co. (0.96%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.18 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.64 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.54 billion), International Paper ($2.46 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.87 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Onsemi ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short LyondellBasell Industries stock? Short selling LYB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from LyondellBasell Industries as its price is falling. LYB shares are trading up $0.09 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. How does a short squeeze work against LyondellBasell Industries? A short squeeze for LyondellBasell Industries 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 LYB, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is LyondellBasell Industries' short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including LYB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Westlake Short Interest Data Cabot Short Interest Data Hawkins Short Interest Data Kronos Worldwide Short Interest Data Koppers Short Interest Data Tredegar Short Interest Data International Flavors & Fragrances Short Interest Data NewMarket Short Interest Data Sensient Technologies Short Interest Data Methanex Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:LYB) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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