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U.S. Silica (SLCA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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U.S. Silica Short Interest Data

U.S. Silica (SLCA) has a short interest of 2.67 million shares. This marks a 18.67% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.4, indicating that it would take 1.4 days of the average trading volume of 1.41 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
2,670,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
2,250,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+18.67%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$41.26 million
Short Interest Ratio
1.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
July 15, 2024
Outstanding Shares
78,210,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
3.41%
Today's Trading Volume
4,767,680 shares
Average Trading Volume
1,414,049 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
337%
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SLCA Short Interest Over Time

SLCA Days to Cover Over Time

SLCA Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

U.S. Silica Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
7/15/20242,670,000 shares $41.26 million +18.7%N/A1.4 $15.46
6/30/20242,250,000 shares $34.76 million -24.0%N/A1.3 $15.45
6/15/20242,960,000 shares $45.52 million +23.3%N/A1.8 $15.38
5/31/20242,400,000 shares $37.19 million -12.7%N/A1.9 $15.50
5/15/20242,750,000 shares $42.74 million -12.4%N/A2.2 $15.54
4/30/20243,140,000 shares $48.45 million -50.9%N/A2.6 $15.43
4/15/20246,400,000 shares $83.58 million +8.8%N/A7.7 $13.06
3/31/20245,880,000 shares $72.97 million -9.1%N/A6.9 $12.41
3/15/20246,470,000 shares $81.46 million +7.5%N/A7.7 $12.59
2/29/20246,020,000 shares $69.23 million +2.4%N/A6.9 $11.50
2/15/20245,880,000 shares $63.95 million -5.3%8.0%7.3 $10.88
1/31/20246,210,000 shares $66.60 million -2.5%8.4%7.6 $10.73
1/15/20246,370,000 shares $68.35 million +5.6%10.8%7.5 $10.73
12/31/20236,030,000 shares $68.20 million +8.1%8.1%7.4 $11.31
12/15/20235,580,000 shares $63.44 million +14.3%7.5%7.1 $11.37
11/30/20234,880,000 shares $55.10 million +3.2%6.6%6.5 $11.29
11/15/20234,730,000 shares $53.80 million +20.1%6.4%6.4 $11.38
10/31/20233,940,000 shares $47.56 million -2.0%5.3%5.4 $12.07
10/15/20234,020,000 shares $54.35 million -5.0%5.4%5.9 $13.52
9/30/20234,230,000 shares $59.39 million -4.3%5.7%6 $14.04
9/15/20234,420,000 shares $63.16 million -4.3%6.0%6 $14.29
8/31/20234,620,000 shares $56.96 million -17.7%6.2%6.3 $12.33
8/15/20235,610,000 shares $69.00 million -7.7%7.6%7.4 $12.30
7/31/20236,080,000 shares $79.13 million +1.8%8.2%7.8 $13.02
7/15/20235,970,000 shares $78.62 million -5.1%8.1%7.4 $13.17
6/30/20236,290,000 shares $76.23 million -5.8%8.5%8 $12.12
6/15/20236,680,000 shares $84.30 million +9.9%9.0%8.3 $12.62
5/31/20236,080,000 shares $68.86 million -0.2%8.2%7.3 $11.33
5/15/20236,090,000 shares $74.36 million +11.7%8.2%6.9 $12.21
4/30/20235,450,000 shares $71.12 million +5.6%7.4%6.4 $13.05
4/15/20235,160,000 shares $64.09 million +4.0%7.0%6.7 $12.42
3/31/20234,960,000 shares $59.22 million -3.5%6.8%6.5 $11.94
3/15/20235,140,000 shares $55.92 million +12.2%7.1%7 $10.88
2/28/20234,580,000 shares $55.60 million +9.6%6.3%6.5 $12.14
2/15/20234,180,000 shares $49.41 million -7.5%5.8%6.5 $11.82
1/31/20234,520,000 shares $55.32 million -15.0%6.2%7.2 $12.24
1/15/20235,320,000 shares $66.39 million -4.1%7.4%7.7 $12.48
12/30/20225,550,000 shares $69.38 million +1.7%7.7%7.8 $12.50
12/15/20225,460,000 shares $66.01 million -0.9%7.6%7.1 $12.09
11/30/20225,510,000 shares $72.13 million -6.8%7.7%7.1 $13.09
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11/15/20225,910,000 shares $82.50 million -4.8%8.2%7.3 $13.96
10/31/20226,210,000 shares $89.36 million -4.2%8.6%7.2 $14.39
10/15/20226,480,000 shares $72.77 million +10.4%9.0%6.9 $11.23
9/30/20225,870,000 shares $64.28 million +0.9%8.2%6 $10.95
9/15/20225,820,000 shares $75.95 million +3.2%8.1%5.7 $13.05
8/31/20225,640,000 shares $79.13 million -1.4%7.9%5.1 $14.03
8/15/20225,720,000 shares $82.48 million -1.9%8.0%5.1 $14.42
7/31/20225,830,000 shares $0.00 +8.4%8.2%5 $0.00
7/15/20225,380,000 shares $54.98 million +14.2%7.8%4.6 $10.22
6/30/20224,710,000 shares $53.79 million -5.0%6.8%4 $11.42
6/15/20224,960,000 shares $67.26 million No Change7.2%3.9 $13.56
5/31/20224,960,000 shares $87.69 million +6.7%7.0%3.7 $17.68
5/15/20224,650,000 shares $77.24 million +3.8%6.5%2.8 $16.61
4/30/20224,480,000 shares $83.24 million +3.2%6.2%2.7 $18.58
4/15/20224,340,000 shares $88.67 million +11.3%6.0%2.7 $20.43
3/31/20223,900,000 shares $72.77 million -17.7%5.4%2.5 $18.66
3/15/20224,740,000 shares $69.58 million +23.8%6.6%3.3 $14.68
2/28/20223,830,000 shares $55.38 million +20.4%5.3%3.1 $14.46
2/15/20223,180,000 shares $33.33 million +2.3%4.5%3.2 $10.48
1/31/20223,110,000 shares $29.70 million -14.1%4.3%4 $9.55
1/15/20223,620,000 shares $43.40 million -12.1%5.0%4.3 $11.99
12/31/20214,120,000 shares $38.73 million -20.3%5.7%5.2 $9.40
12/15/20215,170,000 shares $49.37 million -9.9%7.2%5.7 $9.55
11/30/20215,740,000 shares $55.68 million -2.9%8.0%5.7 $9.70
11/15/20215,910,000 shares $60.81 million -3.4%8.2%6 $10.29
10/29/20216,120,000 shares $59.24 million +9.5%8.5%6.3 $9.68
10/15/20215,590,000 shares $54.95 million +1.5%7.8%6.1 $9.83
9/30/20215,510,000 shares $44.02 million +16.2%7.7%6.4 $7.99
9/15/20214,740,000 shares $41.95 million +6.8%6.6%5.8 $8.85
8/31/20214,440,000 shares $38.98 million +2.3%6.2%5.9 $8.78
8/13/20214,340,000 shares $40.88 million +3.3%6.0%4.6 $9.42
7/30/20214,200,000 shares $42.42 million +6.9%5.8%4.2 $10.10
7/15/20213,930,000 shares $40.68 million -4.6%5.5%3.1 $10.35
6/30/20214,120,000 shares $47.63 million -20.5%5.8%3.3 $11.56
6/15/20215,180,000 shares $60.40 million +26.3%7.3%4.4 $11.66
5/28/20214,100,000 shares $42.07 million +4.6%5.7%3.4 $10.26
5/14/20213,920,000 shares $43.12 million +9.2%5.5%3.4 $11.00
4/30/20213,590,000 shares $49.40 million -7.0%5.0%2.8 $13.76
4/15/20213,860,000 shares $47.90 million -7.4%5.4%3.9 $12.41
3/31/20214,170,000 shares $49.58 million -10.3%5.9%3.9 $11.89
3/15/20214,650,000 shares $65.61 million -19.6%6.5%3.5 $14.11
2/26/20215,780,000 shares $65.72 million -18.4%8.1%4.1 $11.37
2/12/20217,080,000 shares $65.21 million -10.2%10.0%5.1 $9.21
1/29/20217,880,000 shares $67.61 million -7.9%11.1%5.8 $8.58
1/15/20218,560,000 shares $84.06 million +15.4%12.0%6.1 $9.82
12/31/20207,420,000 shares $52.24 million -0.8%10.4%5.5 $7.04
12/15/20207,480,000 shares $45.63 million +0.1%10.5%6.3 $6.10
11/30/20207,470,000 shares $35.41 million +5.5%10.5%7.5 $4.74
11/15/20207,080,000 shares $21.95 million -11.7%10.0%7.4 $3.10
10/30/20208,020,000 shares $21.09 million +2.6%11.3%9 $2.63
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10/15/20207,820,000 shares $22.76 million -1.5%11.0%8.3 $2.91
9/30/20207,940,000 shares $23.82 million -3.9%11.2%7.5 $3.00
9/15/20208,260,000 shares $28.25 million -6.1%11.6%7.1 $3.42
8/31/20208,800,000 shares $39.25 million -5.5%12.4%6.3 $4.46
8/14/20209,310,000 shares $39.10 million -10.7%13.1%5.5 $4.20
7/31/202010,430,000 shares $36.82 million -2.8%15.4%5.7 $3.53
7/15/202010,730,000 shares $32.62 million -4.8%15.8%5.2 $3.04
6/30/202011,270,000 shares $40.68 million -3.3%16.6%5.2 $3.61
6/15/202011,660,000 shares $43.38 million -3.0%17.2%5.1 $3.72
5/29/202012,020,000 shares $35.46 million -5.8%17.7%4.7 $2.95
5/15/202012,760,000 shares $25.01 million -14.4%18.8%5.1 $1.96
4/30/202014,910,000 shares $28.63 million -2.2%21.8%6 $1.92
4/15/202015,250,000 shares $21.35 million +1.7%22.3%6.4 $1.40
3/31/202014,990,000 shares $21.59 million +4.8%22.0%6.5 $1.44
3/13/202014,306,300 shares $21.75 million +29.5%20.9%7.2 $1.52
2/28/202011,050,000 shares $11.71 million -5.7%16.2%5.6 $1.06
2/14/202011,720,000 shares $18.75 million -21.0%17.2%6.7 $1.60
1/31/202014,840,000 shares $79.69 million +5.7%21.5%8.7 $5.37
1/15/202014,040,000 shares $81.43 million +0.6%20.3%6.9 $5.80
12/31/201913,960,000 shares $66.17 million -11.3%20.2%6.9 $4.74

SLCA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is U.S. Silica's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of U.S. Silica shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, traders have sold 2,670,000 shares of SLCA short. Learn More on U.S. Silica's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for U.S. Silica?

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. SLCA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on U.S. Silica's short interest ratio.

Is U.S. Silica's short interest increasing or decreasing?

U.S. Silica saw a increase in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,670,000 shares, an increase of 18.7% from the previous total of 2,250,000 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.

How does U.S. Silica's short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to U.S. Silica: Materion Co. (1.63%), SunCoke Energy, Inc. (4.16%), Ferroglobe PLC (1.58%), Compass Minerals International, Inc. (7.53%), Southern Copper Co. (8.07%), Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (1.70%), United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. (0.53%), MDU Resources Group, Inc. (2.83%), Hecla Mining (2.72%), Intrepid Potash, Inc. (3.35%),

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. ($4.13 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.77 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.76 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.36 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.22 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.02 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.81 billion), Enphase Energy, Inc. ($1.65 billion), Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.62 billion), and Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.58 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short U.S. Silica stock?

Short selling SLCA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from U.S. Silica as its price is falling. 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 U.S. Silica?

A short squeeze for U.S. Silica 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 SLCA, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is U.S. Silica'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 SLCA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2024.




This page (NYSE:SLCA) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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