Aegon N.V. PERP CAP FLTG RT (AEB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Aegon N.V. PERP CAP FLTG RT shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 31st, investors have sold 2,700 shares of AEB short. Learn More on Aegon N.V. PERP CAP FLTG RT's current short interest.

Aegon N.V. PERP CAP FLTG RT saw a decline in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,700 shares, a decline of 87.8% from the previous total of 22,100 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 in the sector of "finance" compare to Aegon N.V. PERP CAP FLTG RT: Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (0.19%), Banco Bradesco S.A. (0.00%), Burford Capital Limited (0.58%), Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. (2.52%), Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A. (0.43%), Northeast Bank (1.10%), Pioneer Bancorp, Inc. (0.32%), Summit State Bank (0.18%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Block, 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 AEB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Aegon N.V. PERP CAP FLTG RT 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 Aegon N.V. PERP CAP FLTG RT 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 AEB, 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 AEB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2021.