AGNC Investment (AGNCL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of AGNC Investment shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 3,200 shares of AGNCL short. Learn More on AGNC Investment's current short interest.

AGNC Investment saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,200 shares, an increase of 10.3% from the previous total of 2,900 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 sector of "real estate" compare to AGNC Investment: Seven Hills Realty Trust (0.37%), Empire State Realty OP, L.P. (0.01%), NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust (0.77%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.30 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.10 billion), General Motors ($2.84 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.77 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.22 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.12 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($2.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AGNCL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from AGNC Investment as its price is falling. AGNCL shares are trading up $0.22 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 AGNC Investment 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 AGNCL, 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 AGNCL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024.