Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Atlas Energy Solutions shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, investors have sold 14,450,000 shares of AESI short. 22.20% of Atlas Energy Solutions' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Atlas Energy Solutions' 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. AESI shares currently have a short interest ratio of 12.0. Learn More on Atlas Energy Solutions's short interest ratio.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 22.20% of Atlas Energy Solutions' floating shares are currently sold short.

Atlas Energy Solutions saw a increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 14,450,000 shares, an increase of 4.6% from the previous total of 13,820,000 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.

Atlas Energy Solutions currently has issued a total of 110,220,000 shares. Some of Atlas Energy Solutions' outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Atlas Energy Solutions currently has a public float of 65,100,000 shares.

22.20% of Atlas Energy Solutions' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" compare to Atlas Energy Solutions: Summit Materials, Inc. (3.75%), Knife River Co. (3.02%), NexGen Energy Ltd. (9.08%), Hudbay Minerals Inc. (1.62%), MP Materials Corp. (18.26%), Ero Copper Corp. (3.30%), Sigma Lithium Co. (16.99%), Nexa Resources S.A. (0.04%), Metals Acquisition Limited (4.28%), Lithium Americas Corp. (14.70%),

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 AESI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Atlas Energy Solutions as its price is falling. AESI shares are trading down $0.11 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 Atlas Energy Solutions occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of AESI, 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 AESI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024.