American Electric Technologies (AETI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of American Electric Technologies shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, investors have sold 323,000 shares of AETI short. 6.26% of American Electric Technologies' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on American Electric Technologies' current short interest.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 6.26% of American Electric Technologies' floating shares are currently sold short.

American Electric Technologies saw a increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 323,000 shares, an increase of 6.6% from the previous total of 302,900 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.

American Electric Technologies currently has issued a total of 9,390,000 shares. Some of American Electric Technologies' outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. American Electric Technologies currently has a public float of 5,160,000 shares.

6.26% of American Electric Technologies' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "industrials" compare to American Electric Technologies: HireRight Holdings Co. (1.83%), Aeries Technology, Inc (0.90%), Laser Photonics Co. (9.88%), Iveda Solutions, Inc. (0.50%), Surf Air Mobility Inc. (2.31%), ESS Tech, Inc. (21.44%), Energy Services of America Co. (1.23%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Tableau Software Inc ($1.15 billion), Chemical Financial Co. ($274.44 million), Andeavor Logistics LP ($181.50 million), Bloom Energy Co. ($143.69 million), Barnes & Noble, Inc. ($32.60 million), and American Electric Technologies, Inc. ($394,060.00). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AETI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from American Electric Technologies as its price is falling. AETI shares are trading down $0.11 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 Technologies 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 AETI, 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 AETI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2019.