Korea Electric Power Corporation
NYSEShort interest in KEP jumped 22% over the past week, signaling growing bearish sentiment on the South Korean utility giant. Korea Electric Power Corporation now has 878,985 shares sold short as of March 31. The one-week surge marks a sharp reversal after relatively stable positioning earlier in the month. Short interest is up 8% over the past month. Days to cover stands at just 1.2, indicating high liquidity relative to the short position. This suggests bears can enter and exit positions easily, though it also means less potential for a forced short squeeze. Cost to borrow rose 20% over the past week to 0.56%. The modest borrowing cost reflects ample share availability for short sellers. Utilization sits at 10.53%, well below the 52-week high of 51% reached earlier this year. Current utilization suggests plenty of room for additional short selling if bearish conviction strengthens. Options traders have turned decidedly bullish despite the rising short interest. The put/call ratio dropped to 0.35, far below the 20-day average of 0.66. The -1.71 z-score indicates unusually high call volume relative to puts. KEP shares fell 2.3% on Monday to close at $15.06. The stock is down 5.8% over the past month and 1.8% over the past week. The utility reports next earnings on May 15. This is not financial advice. ORTEX data may contain inaccuracies.
Short Sellers Bet Against Korea Electric
Short interest in KEP jumped 22% over the past week, signaling growing bearish sentiment on the South Korean utility giant. Korea Electric Power Corporation now has 878,985 shares sold short as of March 31. The one-week surge marks a sharp reversal after relatively stable positioning earlier in the month. Short interest is up 8% over the past month. Days to cover stands at just 1.2, indicating high liquidity relative to the short position. This suggests bears can enter and exit positions easily, though it also means less potential for a forced short squeeze. Cost to borrow rose 20% over the past week to 0.56%. The modest borrowing cost reflects ample share availability for short sellers. Utilization sits at 10.53%, well below the 52-week high of 51% reached earlier this year. Current utilization suggests plenty of room for additional short selling if bearish conviction strengthens. Options traders have turned decidedly bullish despite the rising short interest. The put/call ratio dropped to 0.35, far below the 20-day average of 0.66. The -1.71 z-score indicates unusually high call volume relative to puts. KEP shares fell 2.3% on Monday to close at $15.06. The stock is down 5.8% over the past month and 1.8% over the past week. The utility reports next earnings on May 15. This is not financial advice. ORTEX data may contain inaccuracies.
Snapshot as of 9 May 2026
Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEP) enters its May 15 earnings with a quietly mounting short-squeeze-in-reverse narrative: short sellers have been adding exposure at pace, yet options traders have turned…
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