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 April 15th, investors have sold 59,600 shares of AVLNF short. Learn More on Avalon Advanced Materials' current short interest.

Avalon Advanced Materials saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 59,600 shares, an increase of 146.3% from the previous total of 24,200 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. (0.08%), Bunker Hill Mining Corp. (0.02%), Paramount Gold Nevada Corp. (0.06%), U.S. Gold Corp. (0.08%), Wealth Minerals Ltd. (0.02%), Pure Energy Minerals Limited (0.09%), Americas Silver Corp (0.83%), Augusta Gold Corp. (0.03%), NioCorp Developments Ltd. (2.68%), Coppernico Metals Inc (0.56%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.70 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.52 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.14 billion), General Motors ($2.68 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.57 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.10 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.91 billion), TC Energy Co. ($1.90 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.78 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. 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 April, 15 2024.