SES AI (SES) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of SES AI shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 31st, traders have sold 5,200,000 shares of SES short. 3.23% of SES AI's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on SES AI'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. SES shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on SES AI'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. 3.23% of SES AI's floating shares are currently sold short.

SES AI saw a increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 5,200,000 shares, an increase of 4.2% from the previous total of 4,990,000 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.

SES AI currently has issued a total of 360,580,000 shares. Some of SES AI's 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. SES AI currently has a public float of 161,230,000 shares.

3.23% of SES AI's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "electrical equipment" compare to SES AI: Ballard Power Systems Inc. (5.61%), FREYR Battery, Inc. (9.69%), NOVONIX Limited (0.10%), Amprius Technologies, Inc. (6.08%), Microvast Holdings, Inc. (8.01%), Solid Power, Inc. (11.53%), NeoVolta Inc. (2.22%), Gauzy (1.32%), 374Water Inc. (6.10%), Ultralife Co. (1.71%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.18 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.64 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.54 billion), International Paper ($2.46 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.87 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Onsemi ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SES is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from SES AI as its price is falling. SES shares are trading down $0.01 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 SES AI 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 SES, 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 SES, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.