AutoWeb (AUTO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of AutoWeb shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 15th, traders have sold 94,100 shares of AUTO short. 1.01% of AutoWeb's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on AutoWeb'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. 1.01% of AutoWeb's floating shares are currently sold short.

AutoWeb saw a increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 94,100 shares, an increase of 142.5% from the previous total of 38,800 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.

AutoWeb currently has issued a total of 14,051,000 shares. Some of AutoWeb'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. AutoWeb currently has a public float of 9,330,000 shares.

1.01% of AutoWeb's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to AutoWeb: Volcon, Inc. (3.27%), Nxu, Inc. (4.28%), Nuvve Holding Corp. (0.73%), ZW Data Action Technologies Inc. (0.15%), AEye, Inc. (6.58%), Ayro, Inc. (13.85%), Arcimoto, Inc. (11.42%), SRIVARU Holding Limited (0.82%), ECD Automotive Design, Inc. (3.09%), U Power Limited (12.22%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Co. ($4.13 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.94 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.38 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($2.30 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.22 billion), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($2.02 billion), Plug Power Inc. ($1.94 billion), Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.91 billion), Unity Software Inc. ($1.82 billion), and Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.74 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AUTO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from AutoWeb 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 AutoWeb occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of AUTO, 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 AUTO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 15 2022.