American Electric Power (AEP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of American Electric Power shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, traders have sold 10,080,000 shares of AEP short. Learn More on American Electric Power's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. AEP shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on American Electric Power's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of American Electric Power: Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Point72 DIFC Ltd, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Maven Securities LTD, Centiva Capital LP, Garda Capital Partners LP, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, and Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

American Electric Power saw a increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 10,080,000 shares, an increase of 16.7% from the previous total of 8,640,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "utilities" compare to American Electric Power: Constellation Energy Co. (1.86%), Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (1.49%), Energy Transfer LP (1.16%), National Grid plc (0.03%), Vistra Corp. (2.82%), TC Energy Co. (4.65%), Exelon Co. (1.85%), Xcel Energy Inc. (1.48%), Cheniere Energy Partners (0.32%), Fortis Inc. (1.58%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.83 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.98 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.97 billion), International Paper ($2.64 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.81 billion), SoundHound AI, Inc. ($1.59 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AEP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from American Electric Power as its price is falling. AEP shares are trading up $0.43 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for American Electric Power occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of AEP, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including AEP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024.