Guardforce AI (GFAIW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Guardforce AI shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 31st, investors have sold 2,400 shares of GFAIW short. Learn More on Guardforce AI's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. GFAIW shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Guardforce AI's short interest ratio.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "business services" compare to Guardforce AI: Alta Global Group Limited (3.94%), Baosheng Media Group Holdings Limited (0.91%), ESGL Holdings Limited (0.70%), Millennium Group International Holdings Limited (0.71%), Alibaba Group Holding Limited (1.59%), Uber Technologies, Inc. (2.47%), PDD Holdings Inc. Sponsored ADR (1.94%), S&P Global Inc. (1.11%), MercadoLibre, Inc. (1.82%), DoorDash, Inc. (3.32%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.23 billion), Invesco QQQ ($29.52 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.82 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.76 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($9.37 billion), Strategy Inc ($7.58 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.78 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.72 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($6.37 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($6.29 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling GFAIW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Guardforce AI as its price is falling. GFAIW shares are trading up $0.02 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 Guardforce AI 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 GFAIW, 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 GFAIW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2025.