American Electric Power Company, Inc. Corporate Unit (AEPPL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of American Electric Power Company, Inc. Corporate Unit shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 28th, investors have sold 1,700 shares of AEPPL short. Learn More on American Electric Power Company, Inc. Corporate Unit's current short interest.

American Electric Power Company, Inc. Corporate Unit saw a decline in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 1,700 shares, a decline of 96.7% from the previous total of 51,400 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 "utilities" compare to American Electric Power Company, Inc. Corporate Unit: NextEra Energy, Inc. (1.80%), The Southern Company (2.01%), Duke Energy Co. (1.39%), National Grid plc (0.18%), American Electric Power Company, Inc. (3.94%), Vistra Corp. (1.87%), Sempra (0.98%), Exelon Co. (1.91%), Dominion Energy, Inc. (2.43%), PG&E Co. (1.39%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.96 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($4.37 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($2.87 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.70 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.31 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($2.29 billion), Snap Inc. ($2.23 billion), Datadog, Inc. ($2.21 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.96 billion), and Zoom Video Communications, Inc. ($1.89 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AEPPL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from American Electric Power Company, Inc. Corporate Unit 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 American Electric Power Company, Inc. Corporate Unit 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 AEPPL, 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 AEPPL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2022.