American Graphite Technologies (AGIN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of American Graphite Technologies shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 15th, investors have sold 114,400 shares of AGIN short. Learn More on American Graphite Technologies' 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. AGIN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on American Graphite Technologies's short interest ratio.

American Graphite Technologies saw a increase in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 114,400 shares, an increase of ∞ from the previous total of 0 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 "measuring and control equipment" compare to American Graphite Technologies: Trane Technologies plc (0.96%), Keysight Technologies, Inc. (1.22%), Veralto Co. (1.31%), Fortive Co. (1.02%), Teradyne, Inc. (2.97%), Avantor, Inc. (4.86%), Revvity, Inc. (3.19%), Nova Ltd. (4.48%), Sensata Technologies Holding plc (2.30%), Vontier Co. (1.95%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.14 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.15 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.69 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.48 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.24 billion), International Paper ($2.04 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.96 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.91 billion), and SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.84 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AGIN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from American Graphite Technologies as its price is falling. AGIN shares are trading down $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 American Graphite Technologies 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 AGIN, 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 AGIN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2024.