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 covered or closed out. As of March 31st, traders have sold 20,000 shares of AHNR short. 0.01% of Athena Gold's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Athena Gold's current short interest.

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. 0.01% of Athena Gold's floating shares are currently sold short.

Athena Gold saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 20,000 shares, an increase of 60.0% from the previous total of 12,500 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.

0.01% of Athena Gold's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "precious metals" compare to Athena Gold: Excellon Resources Inc. (0.05%), China Natural Resources, Inc. (0.62%), Franklin Mining, Inc. (0.00%), First Colombia Gold Corp. (0.00%), Paradigm Oil and Gas, Inc. (0.01%), Universal Power Industry Co. (0.00%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.93 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.31 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.42 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.26 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.79 billion), TC Energy Co. ($3.43 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.91 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.89 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 March, 31 2025.