Top 10 Gold/Silver Stocks with Highest Short Interest:

[Strawboss]

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Below are the top 10 Gold/Silver stocks with the highest short interest as a percentage of total shares outstanding, UPDATED TODAY before 4:30 AM. Short Squeeze and Short Covering can cause these stocks to rise sharply.

Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL) has the 1st highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 15.3% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 7.21, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume.

Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation (NYSE:CDE) has the 2nd highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 10.4% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 5.11, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume.

Jaguar Mining Inc. (NYSE:JAG) has the 3rd highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 9.1% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 4.84, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume.

Golden Minerals Co (NYSE:AUMN) has the 4th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 8.2% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 9.25, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume.

Stillwater Mining Company (NYSE:SWC) has the 5th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 5.7% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 3.63, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume.

U.S. Energy Corp. (NASDAQ:USEG) has the 6th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 4.5% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 6.49, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume.

Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited (USA) (NYSE:AEM) has the 7th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 4.0% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 3.22, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume.

Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE:NEM) has the 8th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 2.9% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 2.51, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume.

Golden Star Resources Ltd. (USA) (AMEX:GSS) has the 9th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 2.7% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 4.18, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume.

Royal Gold, Inc. (NASDAQ:RGLD) has the 10th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 2.6% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 1.67, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume.

[Weatherman]

Hecla needs to issue a dividend. Then the players who have naked shorts will have to eat the dividend and pay it out to the longs. That should help motivate some of the shorts to cover.