Principal Solar (PSWW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Principal Solar shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 15th, traders have sold 421,000 shares of PSWW short. Learn More on Principal Solar's current short interest.

Principal Solar saw a increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 421,000 shares, an increase of 4,331.6% from the previous total of 9,500 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 "utilities" compare to Principal Solar: Constellation Energy Co. (1.55%), Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (1.09%), Energy Transfer LP (0.81%), American Electric Power Company, Inc. (1.31%), TC Energy Co. (1.41%), and Vistra Corp. (3.11%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.14 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.15 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.69 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.48 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.24 billion), International Paper ($2.04 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.96 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.91 billion), and SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.84 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PSWW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Principal Solar 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 Principal Solar 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 PSWW, 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 PSWW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2024.