Marine Petroleum Trust (MARPS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Marine Petroleum Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, investors have sold 2,300 shares of MARPS short. 0.14% of Marine Petroleum Trust's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Marine Petroleum Trust'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. 0.14% of Marine Petroleum Trust's floating shares are currently sold short.

Marine Petroleum Trust saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,300 shares, an increase of 4.5% from the previous total of 2,200 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.

Marine Petroleum Trust currently has issued a total of 2,000,000 shares. Some of Marine Petroleum Trust'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. Marine Petroleum Trust currently has a public float of 1,610,000 shares.

0.14% of Marine Petroleum Trust's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "oils/energy" compare to Marine Petroleum Trust: Mesa Royalty Trust (0.38%), VivoPower International PLC (5.72%), Global Gas Co. (3.19%), iSun, Inc. (3.82%), Brenmiller Energy Ltd (0.02%), Recon Technology, Ltd. (1.54%), Pineapple Energy Inc. (7.46%), Snow Lake Resources Ltd. (0.22%), SPI Energy Co., Ltd. (0.31%), Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (0.98%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.35 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.06 billion), General Motors ($2.88 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.32 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.27 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.95 billion), and Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MARPS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Marine Petroleum Trust as its price is falling. MARPS shares are trading down $0.11 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 Marine Petroleum Trust 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 MARPS, 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 MARPS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2024.