Peering Into Murphy Oil's Recent Short Interest
Peering Into Murphy Oil's Recent Short Interest
Murphy Oil's (NYSE:MUR) short percent of float has fallen 12.91% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 9.75 million shares sold short, which is 9.31% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 5.09 days to cover their short positions on average.
墨菲石油（紐交所：MUR）的開空浮動比例自上次報告以來下降了12.91%。 該公司最近報告稱，其有975萬股空頭賣出，佔所有可供交易的普通股的9.31%。 根據其成交量，交易者平均需要5.09天來抵消他們的空頭頭寸。
Why Short Interest Matters
爲什麼空頭持倉很重要？
Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. Short selling is when a trader sells shares of a company they do not own, with the hope that the price will fall. Traders make money from short selling if the price of the stock falls and they lose if it rises.
空頭持倉是指已經賣出但尚未償還或關閉的股票數量。空頭賣空是指交易者賣出一家公司的股票，但他們並未擁有這些股票，希望股票價格會下跌。如果股票價格下跌，交易者通過空頭賣空可以賺錢，如果股票價格上漲，則會虧本。
Short interest is important to track because it can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a particular stock. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish, while a decrease in short interest can signal they have become more bullish.
跟蹤空頭持倉很重要，因爲它可以作爲市場對特定股票情緒的指標。空頭持倉增加可能表明投資者變得更看淡，而空頭持倉減少可能表明他們變得更看好。
List of the most shorted stocks
最受做空集合股的名單
Murphy Oil Short Interest Graph (3 Months)
墨菲石油空頭持倉圖（3個月）
As you can see from the chart above the percentage of shares that are sold short for Murphy Oil has declined since its last report. This does not mean that the stock is going to rise in the near-term but traders should be aware that less shares are being shorted.
從上圖中可以看出，與上次報告相比，墨菲石油的做空比例已經下降。 這並不意味着股票會在短期內上漲，但交易者應該注意到，被做空的股票數量減少了。
Comparing Murphy Oil's Short Interest Against Its Peers
將墨菲石油的空頭持倉與同行進行比較
Peer comparison is a popular technique amongst analysts and investors for gauging how well a company is performing. A company's peer is another company that has similar characteristics to it, such as industry, size, age, and financial structure. You can find a company's peer group by reading its 10-K, proxy filing, or by doing your own similarity analysis.
對分析師和投資人而言，同業對比是衡量公司業績的流行技術。某公司的同業是與其具有相似特徵的另一家公司，如行業、規模、年齡和財務結構等。您可以通過閱讀公司的10-k、代理申報文件或進行自己的相似性分析來確定公司的同業群體。
According to Benzinga Pro, Murphy Oil's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 6.89%, which means the company has more short interest than most of its peers.
根據彭博專業版，墨菲石油的同行平均空頭持倉佔流通股比例爲6.89％，這意味着該公司的空頭持倉高於大多數同行。
Did you know that increasing short interest can actually be bullish for a stock? This post by Benzinga Money explains how you can profit from it.
您是否知道，空頭持倉增加實際上對股票有利？這篇文章由Benzinga Money撰寫，解釋瞭如何從中獲利。
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and was reviewed by an editor.
本文由Benzinga的自動化內容引擎生成，並由編輯進行了審核。
譯文內容由第三人軟體翻譯。
