Ameri (AMRH) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Ameri shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of December 31st, traders have sold 31,700 shares of AMRH short. 0.46% of Ameri's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Ameri's 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. 0.46% of Ameri's floating shares are currently sold short.

Ameri saw a decline in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 31,700 shares, a decline of 36.5% from the previous total of 49,900 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.

Ameri currently has issued a total of 7,491,000 shares. Some of Ameri's 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. Ameri currently has a public float of 6,870,000 shares.

0.46% of Ameri's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "business services" compare to Ameri: Peraso Inc. (4.92%), Luokung Technology Corp. (0.57%), ZW Data Action Technologies Inc. (0.15%), Pop Culture Group Co., Ltd (0.39%), Soluna Holdings, Inc. (9.93%), Banzai International, Inc. (2.03%), Marin Software Incorporated (19.68%), MIND Technology, Inc. (0.20%), Asset Entities Inc. (1.83%), GD Culture Group Limited (2.19%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($6.95 billion), Aon plc ($4.44 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($4.13 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.12 billion), Peloton Interactive, Inc. ($2.68 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.60 billion), The Clorox Company ($2.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.32 billion), International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. ($2.21 billion), and Altice USA, Inc. ($1.94 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AMRH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Ameri as its price is falling. AMRH shares are trading down $0.03 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 Ameri 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 AMRH, 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 AMRH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2020.