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NRG Energy (NRG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$98.69 -1.56 (-1.55%)
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NRG Energy Short Interest Data

NRG Energy (NRG) has a short interest of 8.61 million shares, representing 4.34% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 36.67% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.1, indicating that it would take 3.1 days of the average trading volume of 3.02 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
8,610,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
6,300,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+36.67%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$926.77 million
Short Interest Ratio
3.1 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
February 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
198,069,000 shares
Float Size
198,440,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
4.34%
Today's Trading Volume
2,643,038 shares
Average Trading Volume
3,024,056 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
87%
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NRG Energy Short Interest History

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
2/15/20258,610,000 shares $926.77 million +36.7%4.3%3.1 $107.64
1/31/20256,300,000 shares $646.66 million -29.3%3.2%2.2 $102.65
1/15/20258,910,000 shares $927.26 million -20.5%4.5%3.1 $104.07
12/31/202411,210,000 shares $1.01 billion +3.3%5.7%4.3 $90.22
12/15/202410,850,000 shares $1.03 billion +13.4%5.5%4.2 $94.98
11/30/20249,570,000 shares $972.41 million +1.7%4.8%3.7 $101.61
11/15/20249,410,000 shares $867.51 million +3.8%4.8%3.5 $92.19
10/31/20249,070,000 shares $819.93 million -0.6%4.5%3.4 $90.40
10/15/20249,120,000 shares $812.96 million -8.0%4.5%3.4 $89.14
9/30/20249,910,000 shares $902.80 million +12.2%4.9%3.6 $91.10
9/15/20248,830,000 shares $715.58 million -11.6%4.4%3.1 $81.04
8/31/20249,990,000 shares $849.25 million +5.9%5.0%3.4 $85.01
8/15/20249,430,000 shares $780.33 million -8.1%4.7%2.9 $82.75
7/31/202410,260,000 shares $771.24 million -1.4%5.0%3 $75.17
7/15/202410,400,000 shares $784.06 million -13.0%5.1%3 $75.39
6/30/202411,960,000 shares $931.21 million -4.8%5.9%3.3 $77.86
6/15/202412,560,000 shares $987.72 million +11.8%6.2%3.4 $78.64
5/31/202411,230,000 shares $908.96 million +16.5%5.5%2.8 $80.94
5/15/20249,640,000 shares $814.48 million +23.8%4.7%2.4 $84.49
4/30/20247,790,000 shares $566.10 million -15.7%3.7%2 $72.67
4/15/20249,240,000 shares $674.15 million -8.2%4.4%2.4 $72.96
3/31/202410,070,000 shares $681.64 million -34.1%5.0%2.7 $67.69
3/15/202415,270,000 shares $976.36 million -2.9%7.5%4.3 $63.94
2/29/202415,730,000 shares $870.18 million +3.6%8.6%4.9 $55.32
2/15/202415,180,000 shares $789.66 million -14.5%6.9%5 $52.02
1/31/202417,750,000 shares $941.46 million -5.1%8.2%5.1 $53.04
1/15/202418,710,000 shares $948.97 million -9.2%8.6%5.2 $50.72
12/31/202320,600,000 shares $1.07 billion +50.9%9.5%5.7 $51.70
12/15/202313,650,000 shares $665.57 million -14.1%6.3%3.8 $48.76
11/30/202315,890,000 shares $760.02 million -7.7%7.3%4.6 $47.83
11/15/202317,220,000 shares $818.12 million +31.4%7.9%5.2 $47.51
10/31/202313,110,000 shares $555.60 million -3.5%6.0%4.2 $42.38
10/15/202313,590,000 shares $557.33 million +0.1%6.1%4.7 $41.01
9/30/202313,580,000 shares $523.10 million -4.6%6.1%4.4 $38.52
9/15/202314,240,000 shares $556.78 million +0.2%6.4%4.1 $39.10
8/31/202314,210,000 shares $533.59 million +6.0%6.4%3.5 $37.55
8/15/202313,410,000 shares $495.43 million +6.9%6.1%2.9 $36.95
7/31/202312,550,000 shares $476.77 million -2.5%5.6%2.4 $37.99
7/15/202312,870,000 shares $469.11 million -4.6%5.7%2.5 $36.45
6/30/202313,490,000 shares $504.39 million +8.9%6.0%2.7 $37.39
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6/15/202312,390,000 shares $425.84 million -33.5%5.5%2.6 $34.37
5/31/202318,620,000 shares $629.17 million -3.9%8.3%3.9 $33.79
5/15/202319,370,000 shares $654.32 million +37.0%8.7%4.4 $33.78
4/30/202314,140,000 shares $483.16 million +4.9%6.3%3.4 $34.17
4/15/202313,480,000 shares $474.63 million +20.4%6.0%3.3 $35.21
3/31/202311,200,000 shares $384.05 million -17.0%5.0%2.7 $34.29
3/15/202313,490,000 shares $415.76 million +10.0%6.0%3.2 $30.82
2/28/202312,260,000 shares $402.01 million -6.2%5.5%2.8 $32.79
2/15/202313,070,000 shares $468.30 million +11.1%5.9%3 $35.83
1/31/202311,770,000 shares $402.77 million -8.3%5.7%2.9 $34.22
1/15/202312,840,000 shares $409.34 million -9.4%5.7%3.4 $31.88
12/30/202214,170,000 shares $450.89 million -2.1%6.3%4 $31.82
12/15/202214,480,000 shares $461.19 million -6.0%6.5%4.3 $31.85
11/30/202215,410,000 shares $654.15 million +3.2%6.9%5.4 $42.45
11/15/202214,930,000 shares $648.86 million +2.8%6.7%6.4 $43.46
10/31/202214,520,000 shares $644.69 million -5.2%6.5%6.3 $44.40
10/15/202215,320,000 shares $628.73 million -4.3%6.7%6.3 $41.04
9/30/202216,000,000 shares $612.32 million -1.6%7.0%6.1 $38.27
9/15/202216,260,000 shares $729.42 million +5.9%7.1%6 $44.86
8/31/202215,360,000 shares $634.06 million -4.1%6.7%5.2 $41.28
8/15/202216,010,000 shares $676.42 million +5.8%7.0%4.8 $42.25
7/31/202215,130,000 shares $571.16 million -5.1%6.5%3.9 $37.75
7/15/202215,940,000 shares $573.52 million -6.2%N/A4.2 $35.98
6/30/202217,000,000 shares $648.89 million +0.4%N/A4.7 $38.17
6/15/202216,930,000 shares $662.13 million -6.5%N/A4.7 $39.11
5/31/202218,100,000 shares $833.32 million +16.3%7.9%5.2 $46.04
5/15/202215,560,000 shares $658.03 million +41.5%6.8%4.7 $42.29
4/30/202211,000,000 shares $394.90 million +2.9%4.7%3.8 $35.90
4/15/202210,690,000 shares $418.94 million -7.4%4.6%3.9 $39.19
3/31/202211,540,000 shares $442.67 million +3.1%5.0%4.2 $38.36
3/15/202211,190,000 shares $435.51 million -1.3%4.8%4.2 $38.92
2/28/202211,340,000 shares $429.11 million -5.8%4.8%4.4 $37.84
2/15/202212,040,000 shares $468.96 million +12.8%5.1%4.9 $38.95
1/31/202210,670,000 shares $426.05 million -6.5%4.6%4.4 $39.93
1/15/202211,410,000 shares $466.55 million -5.9%4.9%4.7 $40.89
12/31/202112,120,000 shares $522.13 million +11.3%5.2%5.2 $43.08
12/15/202110,890,000 shares $436.25 million +5.6%4.7%4.6 $40.06
11/30/202110,310,000 shares $371.37 million -6.5%4.4%4.7 $36.02
11/15/202111,030,000 shares $404.58 million -1.9%4.7%5.2 $36.68
10/29/202111,240,000 shares $448.36 million -5.4%4.8%5.4 $39.89
10/15/202111,880,000 shares $489.69 million -1.3%5.1%6.3 $41.22
9/30/202112,040,000 shares $491.59 million -4.8%5.2%6.1 $40.83
9/15/202112,650,000 shares $556.98 million +3.3%5.4%5.5 $44.03
8/31/202112,250,000 shares $559.46 million -4.4%5.3%5 $45.67
8/13/202112,810,000 shares $559.16 million +4.3%5.5%4.7 $43.65
7/30/202112,280,000 shares $506.43 million -15.8%5.3%4.1 $41.24
7/15/202114,590,000 shares $587.10 million +6.0%6.3%4.8 $40.24
6/30/202113,770,000 shares $554.93 million +13.2%5.9%4.5 $40.30
6/15/202112,170,000 shares $456.50 million -3.8%5.2%4.2 $37.51
5/28/202112,650,000 shares $406.70 million +1.0%5.4%3.8 $32.15
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5/14/202112,530,000 shares $421.89 million +16.9%5.4%3.5 $33.67
4/30/202110,720,000 shares $389.46 million +3.4%4.6%2.9 $36.33
4/15/202110,370,000 shares $396.96 million -1.5%4.5%2.9 $38.28
3/31/202110,530,000 shares $390.56 million +15.7%4.5%2.8 $37.09
3/15/20219,100,000 shares $377.65 million -9.5%3.9%2.5 $41.50
2/26/202110,060,000 shares $377.95 million +51.1%4.3%3.5 $37.57
2/12/20216,660,000 shares $285.58 million -4.3%2.9%2.5 $42.88
1/29/20216,960,000 shares $286.89 million -4.9%3.0%2.9 $41.22
1/15/20217,320,000 shares $294.56 million +3.2%3.1%3.1 $40.24
12/31/20207,090,000 shares $257.79 million +4.9%3.1%3 $36.36
12/15/20206,760,000 shares $220.58 million +14.4%2.9%3 $32.63
11/30/20205,910,000 shares $192.13 million +0.5%2.5%2.6 $32.51
11/15/20205,880,000 shares $188.98 million +7.7%2.5%2.6 $32.14
10/30/20205,460,000 shares $171.66 million -20.9%2.4%2.5 $31.44
10/15/20206,900,000 shares $232.60 million -9.0%3.0%3.3 $33.71
9/30/20207,580,000 shares $233.01 million +24.7%3.3%3.5 $30.74
9/15/20206,080,000 shares $186.05 million +2.4%2.6%2.7 $30.60
8/31/20205,940,000 shares $204.40 million -6.2%2.6%2.6 $34.41
8/14/20206,330,000 shares $221.17 million +1.8%2.7%2.6 $34.94
7/31/20206,220,000 shares $210.30 million -11.9%2.7%2.4 $33.81
7/15/20207,060,000 shares $240.18 million +19.7%3.0%2.7 $34.02
6/30/20205,900,000 shares $192.10 million -9.8%2.5%2.2 $32.56
6/15/20206,540,000 shares $217.85 million -6.7%2.8%2.2 $33.31
5/29/20207,010,000 shares $255.44 million +15.7%3.0%2.1 $36.44
5/15/20206,060,000 shares $197.56 million +1.7%2.6%1.7 $32.60
4/30/20205,960,000 shares $199.84 million -24.1%2.6%1.7 $33.53
4/15/20207,850,000 shares $231.58 million +34.4%3.3%2.3 $29.50
3/31/20205,840,000 shares $190.38 million -13.2%2.4%1.8 $32.60
3/13/20206,729,000 shares $206.98 million -18.8%2.7%2.6 $30.76

NRG Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is NRG Energy's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of NRG Energy shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 15th, investors have sold 8,610,000 shares of NRG short. 4.34% of NRG Energy's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on NRG Energy's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for NRG Energy?

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. NRG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on NRG Energy's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting NRG Energy?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of NRG Energy: Jefferies Financial Group Inc., Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Millennium Management LLC, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., Group One Trading LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Marshall Wace LLP, PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Bank of Montreal Can, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Twin Tree Management LP, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Genus Capital Management Inc., Caas Capital Management LP, Portman Square Capital LLP, and JPMorgan Chase & Co.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for NRG Energy?

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. 4.34% of NRG Energy's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is NRG Energy's short interest increasing or decreasing?

NRG Energy saw a increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totaling 8,610,000 shares, an increase of 36.7% from the previous total of 6,300,000 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 NRG Energy's float size?

NRG Energy currently has issued a total of 198,069,000 shares. Some of NRG Energy's 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. NRG Energy currently has a public float of 198,440,000 shares.

How does NRG Energy's short interest compare to its competitors?

4.34% of NRG Energy's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to NRG Energy: The AES Co. (5.70%), Ormat Technologies, Inc. (4.69%), Genie Energy Ltd. (1.54%), Constellation Energy Co. (1.91%), American Electric Power Company, Inc. (1.79%), Vistra Corp. (2.03%), Dominion Energy, Inc. (2.34%), Entergy Corporation (1.63%), DTE Energy (1.74%), PPL Co. (2.85%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

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.

What does it mean to sell short NRG Energy stock?

Short selling NRG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from NRG Energy as its price is falling. NRG shares are trading down $1.56 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 NRG Energy?

A short squeeze for NRG 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 NRG, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is NRG Energy's 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 NRG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 15 2025.



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