Avalon Advanced Materials (AVLNF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Avalon Advanced Materials shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, traders have sold 31,000 shares of AVLNF short. Learn More on Avalon Advanced Materials' current short interest.

Avalon Advanced Materials saw a decline in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 31,000 shares, a decline of 16.9% from the previous total of 37,300 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 sector of "basic materials" compare to Avalon Advanced Materials: Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. (0.05%), Wealth Minerals Ltd. (0.01%), Bunker Hill Mining Corp. (0.01%), Lomiko Metals Inc. (0.01%), Pure Energy Minerals Limited (0.06%), New Age Metals Inc. (0.02%), Augusta Gold Corp. (0.01%), NioCorp Developments Ltd. (2.46%), Americas Silver Corp (0.68%), Blackstone Minerals Limited (0.00%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.30 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.10 billion), General Motors ($2.84 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.77 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.22 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.12 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($2.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AVLNF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Avalon Advanced Materials as its price is falling. AVLNF 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 Avalon Advanced Materials 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 AVLNF, 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 AVLNF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024.