Northam Platinum (NPTLF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Northam Platinum shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 15th, traders have sold 560,200 shares of NPTLF short. Learn More on Northam Platinum's current short interest.

Northam Platinum saw a increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 560,200 shares, an increase of 27.0% from the previous total of 441,100 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 in the industry of "other precious metals & mining" compare to Northam Platinum: SilverCrest Metals Inc. (2.06%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($4.18 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.91 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.16 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.75 billion), International Paper ($2.57 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.06 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.06 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.00 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.63 billion), and Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling NPTLF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Northam Platinum 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.

A short squeeze for Northam Platinum 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 NPTLF, 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 NPTLF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2025.