AEye (LIDRW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of AEye shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 31st, investors have sold 34,100 shares of LIDRW short. Learn More on AEye's current short interest.

AEye saw a increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 34,100 shares, an increase of 154.5% from the previous total of 13,400 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 "automobiles and trucks" compare to AEye: Toyota Motor Corporation (0.05%), Ferrari N.V. (1.68%), Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (0.34%), Stellantis N.V. (3.17%), Li Auto Inc. Sponsored ADR (3.96%), XPeng Inc. Sponsored ADR (5.23%), Rivian Automotive, Inc. (19.51%), Magna International Inc. (2.95%), NIO Inc. (9.25%), Autoliv, Inc. (2.35%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), Strategy Inc ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling LIDRW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from AEye as its price is falling. LIDRW shares are trading up $0.00 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 AEye 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 LIDRW, 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 LIDRW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025.