Lithium (LTUM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Lithium shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 15th, traders have sold 3,200 shares of LTUM short. 0.00% of Lithium's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Lithium's current short interest.

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. 0.00% of Lithium's floating shares are currently sold short.

Lithium saw a increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,200 shares, an increase of ∞ from the previous total of 0 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.

0.00% of Lithium's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" compare to Lithium: Pacific Booker Minerals Inc. (0.01%), Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. (0.03%), Thunder Mountain Gold, Inc. (0.09%), Foremost Lithium Resource & Technology Ltd. (0.95%), Silver Bull Resources, Inc. (0.07%), Searchlight Minerals Corp. (0.01%), American Lithium Minerals, Inc. (0.00%), Minco Capital Corp. (0.00%), China Dongsheng International, Inc. (0.08%), Alderon Iron Ore Corp. (0.04%),

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.

Short selling LTUM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Lithium as its price is falling. LTUM shares are trading up $0.00 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 Lithium 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 LTUM, 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 LTUM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 15 2025.