Short Interest Sector Focus: Energy Sector

As of the close of business on Friday, 4/21, 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 2.53%. Therefore, the below stocks are showing a more pessimistic outlook than their peers within the respective sector.

• Vertex Energy Inc   VTNR   24.29%
• Tellurian Inc   TELL   23.9%
• Energy Fuels Inc   UUUU   22.41%
• Northern Oil & Gas    NOG   18.27%
• Uranium Energy Cor   UEC   16.5%
• Cnx Resources Corp   CNX   15.53%
• Callon Petroleum   CPE   12.26%
• Nextier Oilfield S   NEX   10.85%
• Bp Prudhoe Bay Roy    BPT   9.93%

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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