American Electric Power (AEP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of American Electric Power shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, traders have sold 21,680,000 shares of AEP short. Learn More on American Electric Power's current short interest.

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. AEP shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.0. Learn More on American Electric Power's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of American Electric Power: Citigroup Inc., Garda Capital Partners LP, Simplex Trading LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Quaker Wealth Management LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Zimmer Partners LP, Millennium Management LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, PEAK6 LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Garda Capital Partners LP, and Maven Securities LTD. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

American Electric Power saw a increase in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 21,680,000 shares, an increase of 2.3% from the previous total of 21,200,000 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 compare to American Electric Power: The AES Corporation (4.75%), CMS Energy Corporation (3.95%), CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (4.65%), Dominion Energy Inc. (3.63%), Duke Energy Corporation (1.54%), Consolidated Edison Inc (2.36%), NextEra Energy, Inc. (1.74%), WEC Energy Group, Inc. (3.66%), Constellation Energy Corporation (2.19%), Vistra Corp. (2.44%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AEP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from American Electric Power as its price is falling. AEP shares are trading down $0.50 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 American Electric Power 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 AEP, 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 AEP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025.