Athena Gold (AHNR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Athena Gold shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 31st, investors have sold 31,400 shares of AHNR short. Learn More on Athena Gold's current short interest.

Athena Gold saw a increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 31,400 shares, an increase of 15.0% from the previous total of 27,300 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "precious metals" compare to Athena Gold: Timberline Resources Co. (0.21%), Excellon Resources Inc. (0.05%), China Natural Resources, Inc. (2.50%), Paradigm Oil and Gas, Inc. (0.00%),

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 AHNR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Athena Gold as its price is falling. 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 Athena Gold 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 AHNR, 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 AHNR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.