Nordic American Tankers (NAT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Nordic American Tankers shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 31st, investors have sold 9,240,000 shares of NAT short. Learn More on Nordic American Tankers' 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. NAT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Nordic American Tankers's short interest ratio.

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

Nordic American Tankers saw a increase in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 9,240,000 shares, an increase of 33.1% from the previous total of 6,940,000 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Nordic American Tankers: Golden Ocean Group Limited (3.66%), Teekay Tankers Ltd. (1.89%), SFL Co. Ltd. (1.12%), Teekay Co. (0.98%), Frontline plc (5.38%), The Williams Companies, Inc. (1.45%), Kinder Morgan, Inc. (2.20%), Cheniere Energy, Inc. (1.41%), Targa Resources Corp. (1.63%), Golar LNG Limited (5.67%),

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.

Short selling NAT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Nordic American Tankers as its price is falling. NAT shares are trading down $0.08 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 Nordic American Tankers occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of NAT, 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 NAT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.