Short Interest Sector Focus: Energy Sector

As of the close of business on Friday, 12/16, we captured the Top 10 Highest Short Interest % stocks within the Energy sector.

The average short interest for stocks within the Energy sector stands at 2.46%. Therefore, the below stocks are showing a more pessimistic outlook than their peers within the respective sector.

• Vertex Energy Inc   VTNR   27.19%
• Energy Fuels Inc   UUUU   18.28%
• Cnx Resources Corp   CNX   14.91%
• Klx Energy Service   KLXE   14.18%
• Arch Resources Inc   ARCH   13.13%
• Uranium Energy Cor    UEC   13.1%
• Laredo Pete Inc   LPI   13.07%
• Tellurian Inc   TELL   13.03%
• Tellurian Inc   TELL   13.03%
• Houston Amer Energ   HUSA   12.98%

Short Interest is the percentage of a stocks' outstanding shares being sold short, which is utilized as a gauge for stock price sentiment. When short interest increases, this is generally considered a negative "bear" market indicator, whereas when short interest decreases, this is generally considered a positive "bull" market indicator.

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