Ault Alliance (AULT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Ault Alliance shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 15th, investors have sold 938,300 shares of AULT short. 2.42% of Ault Alliance's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Ault Alliance'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. AULT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Ault Alliance'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. 2.42% of Ault Alliance's floating shares are currently sold short.

Ault Alliance saw a decrease in short interest during the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 938,300 shares, a decrease of 0.3% from the previous total of 941,300 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.

Ault Alliance currently has issued a total of 38,850,000 shares. Some of Ault Alliance'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. Ault Alliance currently has a public float of 38,810,000 shares.

2.42% of Ault Alliance's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "electronic equipment" compare to Ault Alliance: Nortech Systems Incorporated (0.81%), DZS Inc. (3.07%), Cambium Networks Co. (4.52%), EMCORE Co. (1.05%), UTStarcom Holdings Corp. (0.26%), Altigen Communications, Inc. (0.07%), Maris-Tech Ltd. (0.62%), Orbit International Corp. (0.01%), ClearOne, Inc. (2.54%), Sonim Technologies, Inc. (1.04%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.23 billion), Aptiv PLC ($2.50 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.48 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.25 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.17 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.82 billion), International Paper ($1.81 billion), and Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.72 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AULT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Ault Alliance as its price is falling. AULT shares are trading up $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 Ault Alliance 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 AULT, 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 AULT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 15 2024.