Liberty Energy's (NYSE:LBRT) short percent of float has risen 15.42% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 17.08 million shares sold short, which is 15.12% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 5.51 days to cover their short positions on average.Why Short Interest MattersShort 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 ...Full story available on Benzinga.com