Alpha Architect Merlyn.AI Tactical Growth and Income ETF (SNUG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Alpha Architect Merlyn.AI Tactical Growth and Income ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 31st, investors have sold 800 shares of SNUG short. Learn More on Alpha Architect Merlyn.AI Tactical Growth and Income ETF's current short interest.

Alpha Architect Merlyn.AI Tactical Growth and Income ETF saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 800 shares, an increase of 300.0% from the previous total of 200 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Alpha Architect Merlyn.AI Tactical Growth and Income ETF: Global X Alternative Income ETF (1.64%), Flexshares Real Assets Allocation Index Fund (0.12%), First Trust Income Opportunities ETF (0.10%), Cabana Target Leading Sector Moderate ETF (0.03%), and iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF (0.34%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.12 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($3.85 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($2.66 billion), HP Inc. ($2.31 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.14 billion), GameStop Corp. ($1.94 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.91 billion), Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.79 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.62 billion), and Carnival Co. & plc ($1.59 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SNUG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Alpha Architect Merlyn.AI Tactical Growth and Income ETF 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 Alpha Architect Merlyn.AI Tactical Growth and Income ETF 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 SNUG, 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 SNUG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2022.