AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright Alpha Equal Weight ETF Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright Alpha Equal Weight ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 31st, investors have sold 100 shares of DWEQ short. Learn More on AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright Alpha Equal Weight ETF's current short interest.

AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright Alpha Equal Weight ETF saw a decrease in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 100 shares, a decrease of 98.1% from the previous total of 5,400 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.

0.00% of AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright Alpha Equal Weight ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "electronic computer manufacturing" compare to AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright Alpha Equal Weight ETF: IQ Chaikin U.S. Large Cap ETF (0.00%), First Trust Municipal High Income ETF (0.00%), Invesco RAFI Strategic Developed ex-US ETF (0.00%), First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF (0.00%), First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (0.00%), Siren Nasdaq NexGen Economy ETF (0.00%), First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF (0.00%), VictoryShares US Large Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF (0.00%), iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE Index ETF (0.00%), and iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF (0.00%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Square, Inc. ($9.81 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($7.52 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($7.18 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($6.21 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($4.60 billion), Zoom Video Communications, Inc. ($3.23 billion), Uber Technologies, Inc. ($3.11 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($2.74 billion), Teladoc Health, Inc. ($2.52 billion), and Etsy, Inc. ($2.16 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling DWEQ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright Alpha Equal Weight ETF as its price is falling. AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright Alpha Equal Weight ETF's stock is trading down $0.24 today. To short AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright Alpha Equal Weight ETF 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 AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright Alpha Equal Weight ETF 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 AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright Alpha Equal Weight ETF 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 DWEQ, 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 DWEQ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2021.