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Africa Oil (AOIFF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$1.33
+0.07 (+5.56%)
(As of 11/4/2024 ET)

Africa Oil Short Interest Data

Africa Oil (AOIFF) has a short interest of 3.74 million shares. This marks a -9.49% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 19.5, indicating that it would take 19.5 days of the average trading volume of 109,911 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
3,742,600 shares
Previous Short Interest
4,134,800 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-9.49%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$4.83 million
Short Interest Ratio
19.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
October 15, 2024
Outstanding Shares
443,020,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
0.84%
Today's Trading Volume
157,529 shares
Average Trading Volume
109,911 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
143%
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AOIFF Short Interest Over Time

AOIFF Days to Cover Over Time

AOIFF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Africa Oil Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
10/15/20243,742,600 shares $4.83 million -9.5%N/A19.5 $1.29
9/30/20244,134,800 shares $5.29 million -23.5%N/A18.7 $1.28
9/15/20245,407,500 shares $7.48 million +36.8%N/A22.3 $1.38
8/31/20243,954,300 shares $6.01 million +2.5%N/A23.1 $1.52
8/15/20243,857,400 shares $5.99 million +8.1%N/A23.7 $1.55
7/31/20243,567,600 shares $6.10 million +9.1%N/A7.4 $1.71
7/15/20243,269,000 shares $5.82 million -0.2%N/A26.1 $1.78
6/30/20243,275,900 shares $5.85 million +10.3%N/A21.1 $1.79
6/15/20242,969,800 shares $5.02 million +6.1%N/A23.4 $1.69
5/31/20242,800,500 shares $5.33 million +3.0%N/A8.3 $1.90
5/15/20242,719,300 shares $4.79 million +13.3%N/A5 $1.76
4/30/20242,399,300 shares $4.30 million +1.6%N/A15.3 $1.79
4/15/20242,362,500 shares $4.27 million +6.0%N/A18.8 $1.81
3/31/20242,228,800 shares $3.92 million +0.3%N/A14.3 $1.76
3/15/20242,222,300 shares $3.44 million -4.7%N/A13.5 $1.55
2/29/20242,331,700 shares $3.54 million +18.8%N/A7.7 $1.52
2/15/20241,962,200 shares $3.34 million +1.2%N/A14.2 $1.70
1/15/20241,959,700 shares $3.82 million +5.6%N/A22.8 $1.95
12/31/20231,855,100 shares $3.47 million -0.9%N/A22.1 $1.87
12/15/20231,871,800 shares $3.41 million -1.8%N/A11.9 $1.82
11/30/20231,906,200 shares $3.54 million -3.2%N/A17.3 $1.86
11/15/20231,968,600 shares $3.78 million +18.3%N/A15.9 $1.92
10/31/20231,663,800 shares $3.09 million +0.4%N/A16.2 $1.86
10/15/20231,657,400 shares $3.23 million 0.0%N/A12.7 $1.95
9/30/20231,657,700 shares $3.34 million +7.6%N/A5.6 $2.02
9/15/20231,541,100 shares $3.74 million -2.8%N/A13.4 $2.43
8/31/20231,585,000 shares $3.79 million +1.2%N/A14.8 $2.39
8/15/20231,566,100 shares $3.61 million -9.4%N/A28.1 $2.31
7/31/20231,728,200 shares $4.11 million -20.1%N/A22.5 $2.38
7/15/20232,163,400 shares $4.76 million -18.1%N/A28.4 $2.20
6/30/20232,640,400 shares $5.60 million -6.3%N/A17.9 $2.12
6/15/20232,819,000 shares $6.03 million -7.2%N/A38.8 $2.14
5/31/20233,038,500 shares $6.53 million +13.1%N/A18.5 $2.15
5/15/20232,686,900 shares $5.38 million -6.5%N/A28.6 $2.00
4/30/20232,872,900 shares $5.58 million -11.5%N/A3.4 $1.94
4/15/20233,247,600 shares $6.92 million -13.1%N/A15.6 $2.13
3/31/20233,737,300 shares $8.42 million -4.5%N/A11.4 $2.25
3/15/20233,912,100 shares $7.75 million +138.4%N/A9.9 $1.98
2/28/20231,640,700 shares $3.35 million +6.0%N/A3.1 $2.04
2/15/20231,548,600 shares $3.25 million -0.7%N/A4.2 $2.10
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1/31/20231,559,300 shares $3.25 million -2.7%N/A6.6 $2.08
1/15/20231,602,700 shares $2.96 million -11.9%N/A7.6 $1.85
12/30/20221,819,700 shares $3.34 million +512.1%N/A5.4 $1.84
12/15/2022297,300 shares $560,142.93 -19.0%N/A1 $1.88
11/30/2022367,200 shares $789,480.00 -9.8%N/A1.5 $2.15
11/15/2022407,100 shares $956,685.00 -10.6%N/A2.1 $2.35
10/31/2022455,500 shares $1.11 million -28.0%N/A2.4 $2.44
10/15/2022633,000 shares $1.43 million -14.9%N/A1.6 $2.26
9/30/2022743,800 shares $1.38 million -39.3%N/A2.4 $1.86
9/15/20221,224,800 shares $2.45 million +5.4%N/A3.9 $2.00
8/31/20221,161,900 shares $2.27 million +13.8%N/A3.3 $1.95
8/15/20221,021,100 shares $1.98 million +39.7%N/A3 $1.94
7/31/2022730,700 shares $1.35 million -23.9%N/A2.5 $1.85
7/15/2022959,600 shares $1.50 million +112.9%N/A2.7 $1.56
6/30/2022450,800 shares $725,788.00 +15.8%N/A1.3 $1.61
6/15/2022389,200 shares $731,696.00 -27.0%N/A0.9 $1.88
5/31/2022532,800 shares $1.12 million +62.7%N/A2.1 $2.10
5/15/2022327,500 shares $618,975.00 -2.9%N/A0.8 $1.89
4/30/2022337,300 shares $691,836.03 -18.0%N/A0.7 $2.05
4/15/2022411,300 shares $740,340.00 +19.3%N/A0.9 $1.80
3/31/2022344,800 shares $617,192.00 -31.6%N/A0.6 $1.79
3/15/2022503,800 shares $876,612.00 +0.0%N/A0.4 $1.74
2/28/2022503,600 shares $1.15 million +2.6%N/A0.6 $2.28
2/15/2022491,100 shares $849,603.00 +45.2%N/A1.2 $1.73
1/31/2022338,200 shares $551,266.00 -11.0%N/A1 $1.63
1/15/2022379,800 shares $599,894.10 -10.3%N/A1.9 $1.58
12/31/2021423,600 shares $597,276.00 +0.7%N/A3.3 $1.41
12/15/2021420,700 shares $622,636.00 -13.7%N/A3.2 $1.48
11/30/2021487,600 shares $702,144.00 +21.6%N/A1.6 $1.44
11/15/2021400,900 shares $659,480.50 -30.4%N/A2.7 $1.65
10/29/2021576,100 shares $921,760.00 -55.6%N/A3.8 $1.60
10/15/20211,297,600 shares $2.18 million +116.0%N/A3.2 $1.68
9/30/2021600,700 shares $834,011.88 -11.4%N/A6.1 $1.39
9/15/2021677,700 shares $887,787.00 -18.8%N/A7.4 $1.31
8/31/2021834,800 shares $1.13 million +5.3%N/A5.4 $1.35
8/13/2021792,800 shares $1.01 million +10.9%N/A6.3 $1.28
7/30/2021714,900 shares $711,325.50 +22.3%N/A7.3 $1.00
7/15/2021584,600 shares $625,229.70 +7.5%N/A4.7 $1.07
6/30/2021543,600 shares $526,911.48 +14.7%N/A6.2 $0.97
6/15/2021474,100 shares $491,546.88 -10.4%N/A4 $1.04
5/28/2021529,100 shares $528,793.12 -7.0%N/A4.3 $1.00
5/14/2021568,700 shares $568,700.00 +1.9%N/A12.1 $1.00
4/30/2021558,200 shares $547,036.00 -8.4%N/A30 $0.98
4/15/2021609,500 shares $585,120.00 -11.3%N/A21.2 $0.96
3/31/2021687,300 shares $647,436.60 -1.5%N/A10.9 $0.94
3/15/2021697,600 shares $682,741.12 +28.5%N/A6.8 $0.98
2/26/2021543,100 shares $566,398.99 -9.0%N/A7.8 $1.04
2/12/2021596,800 shares $590,832.00 +3.3%N/A10 $0.99
1/29/2021577,700 shares $516,983.73 +1.4%N/A26.3 $0.89
1/15/2021511,500 shares $509,300.55 -6.1%N/A9 $1.00
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12/31/2020564,500 shares $502,405.00 +10.4%N/A12.6 $0.89
12/15/2020511,500 shares $462,907.50 -6.1%N/A9 $0.91
11/30/2020544,600 shares $484,481.61 +10.2%N/A5.8 $0.89
11/15/2020494,200 shares $378,952.56 +7.1%N/A12.4 $0.77
10/30/2020461,600 shares $309,272.00 +5.9%N/A9.3 $0.67
10/15/2020436,000 shares $331,360.00 -1.4%N/A35.4 $0.76
9/30/2020442,200 shares $314,625.30 +3.3%N/A13.2 $0.71
9/15/2020428,100 shares $325,784.10 -0.3%N/A13 $0.76
8/31/2020429,300 shares $361,899.90 -5.0%N/A17.7 $0.84
8/14/2020452,100 shares $390,523.98 +0.7%N/A14.9 $0.86
7/31/2020448,800 shares $376,992.00 -1.6%N/A16.6 $0.84
7/15/2020456,000 shares $364,800.00 -4.4%N/A38.3 $0.80
6/30/2020477,000 shares $381,600.00 -8.2%N/A38.5 $0.80
6/15/2020519,700 shares $430,415.54 -31.1%N/A23.9 $0.83
5/29/2020754,200 shares $575,454.60 +27.6%N/A53.5 $0.76
5/15/2020591,100 shares $449,236.00 -2.6%N/A36.3 $0.76
4/30/2020607,000 shares $461,380.70 -1.0%N/A11.6 $0.76
4/15/2020612,900 shares $398,936.61 +0.6%N/A10.2 $0.65
3/31/2020609,500 shares $420,555.00 +8.7%N/A14.8 $0.69
3/13/2020560,900 shares $392,630.00 +5.8%N/A11.6 $0.70
2/28/2020530,300 shares $286,362.00 +10.6%N/A6.7 $0.54
2/14/2020479,500 shares $359,625.00 +5.1%N/A33.5 $0.75
1/31/2020456,300 shares $438,048.00 -27.1%N/A4.6 $0.96
1/15/2020371,600 shares $379,032.00 +111.5%N/A7 $1.02
12/31/2019175,700 shares $196,784.00 +0.4%N/A3.6 $1.12

AOIFF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Africa Oil's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Africa Oil shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 15th, traders have sold 3,742,600 shares of AOIFF short. Learn More on Africa Oil's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Africa Oil?

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. AOIFF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 20.0. Learn More on Africa Oil's short interest ratio.

Is Africa Oil's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Africa Oil saw a decline in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,742,600 shares, a decline of 9.5% from the previous total of 4,134,800 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.

How does Africa Oil's short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Africa Oil: Tellurian Inc. (11.83%), Capricorn Energy PLC (0.01%), Alvopetro Energy Ltd. (0.08%), PEDEVCO Corp. (0.13%), Canacol Energy Ltd (0.01%), Cross Timbers Royalty Trust (0.19%), Coterra Energy Inc. (2.31%), and ARC Resources Ltd. (1.19%).

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

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.

What does it mean to sell short Africa Oil stock?

Short selling AOIFF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Africa Oil as its price is falling. AOIFF shares are trading up $0.07 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.

How does a short squeeze work against Africa Oil?

A short squeeze for Africa Oil 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 AOIFF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Africa Oil's short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including AOIFF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2024.




This page (OTCMKTS:AOIFF) was last updated on 11/4/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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