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Alamos Gold (AGI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Alamos Gold Short Interest Overview

As of August 31, 2026, Alamos Gold (AGI) had a short interest of 7.30 million shares sold short, representing 1.75% of the public float. This marks a 5.00% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.7, meaning it would take 1.7 days of the average trading volume of 3.59 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
7,302,342 shares
Previous Short Interest
6,954,733 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
5.00%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$267.41 million
Short Interest Ratio
1.7 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
August 31, 2026
Outstanding Shares
418,470,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.75%
Today's Trading Volume
5,560,811 shares
Average Trading Volume
3,589,736 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
155%
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Alamos Gold Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
8/31/20267,302,342 shares $267.41 million +5.0%1.8%1.66 $36.62
8/14/20266,954,733 shares $232.16 million -4.7%1.7%1.37 $33.38
7/31/20267,297,305 shares $203.06 million -2.1%1.8%1.56 $27.83
7/15/20267,452,552 shares $216.24 million +18.0%1.8%1.89 $29.02
6/30/20266,315,357 shares $191.24 million -16.6%1.5%0.93 $30.28
6/15/20267,575,312 shares $284.87 million -2.5%1.8%1.74 $37.61
5/29/20267,769,388 shares $317.62 million -4.1%1.9%3.06 $40.88
5/15/20268,098,945 shares $326.29 million +12.9%1.9%2.45 $40.29
4/30/20267,173,155 shares $286.60 million -10.3%1.7%2.03 $39.95
4/15/20267,997,340 shares $382.52 million +13.7%1.9%3.1 $47.83
3/31/20267,031,803 shares $312.04 million -11.6%1.7%1.53 $44.38
3/13/20267,950,222 shares $364.18 million -3.3%1.9%2.08 $45.81
2/27/20268,222,843 shares $446.23 million +4.4%2.0%2.19 $54.27
2/13/20267,879,502 shares $357.42 million +13.3%1.9%1.42 $45.36
1/30/20266,953,232 shares $256.21 million -8.0%1.7%1.46 $36.85
1/15/20267,557,756 shares $304.12 million -3.2%1.8%2.9 $40.24
12/31/20257,807,807 shares $301.15 million -9.2%1.9%3.16 $38.57
12/15/20258,602,314 shares $322.81 million -12.7%2.1%3.97 $37.53
11/28/20259,857,257 shares $372.35 million -16.7%2.4%3.71 $37.77
11/14/202512,575,928 shares $419.76 million -2.7%3.0%4.23 $33.38
10/31/202512,927,152 shares $398.09 million -5.3%3.1%2.49 $30.80
10/15/202513,650,000 shares $492.01 million -3.0%3.3%3.6 $36.05
9/30/202514,070,000 shares $490.48 million +103.6%3.4%3.7 $34.86
9/15/20256,910,000 shares $231.31 million +26.3%1.7%1.9 $33.48
8/31/20255,470,000 shares $166.66 million -6.0%1.3%1.6 $30.47
8/15/20255,820,000 shares $151.09 million -17.1%1.4%1.7 $25.96
7/31/20257,020,000 shares $170.55 million -30.5%1.7%2 $24.30
7/15/202510,100,000 shares $265.59 million -3.5%2.4%2.7 $26.30
6/30/202510,470,000 shares $278.61 million +3.6%2.5%2.7 $26.61
6/15/202510,110,000 shares $278.18 million +110.2%2.4%2.5 $27.52
5/31/20254,810,000 shares $124.63 million +19.1%1.2%1.2 $25.91
5/15/20254,040,000 shares $99.02 million +8.0%1.0%1 $24.51
4/30/20253,740,000 shares $106.59 million -34.0%0.9%1 $28.50
4/15/20255,670,000 shares $168.30 million +32.5%1.4%1.6 $29.68
3/31/20254,280,000 shares $114.50 million -3.8%1.0%1.4 $26.75
3/15/20254,450,000 shares $111.81 million +16.5%1.1%1.6 $25.13
2/28/20253,820,000 shares $87.19 million +21.3%0.9%1.5 $22.83
2/15/20253,150,000 shares $70.19 million +10.1%0.8%1.4 $22.28
1/31/20252,860,000 shares $59.87 million -22.9%0.7%1.2 $20.93
1/15/20253,710,000 shares $71.94 million +30.6%0.9%1.6 $19.39
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12/31/20242,840,000 shares $52.37 million -3.4%0.7%1.2 $18.44
12/15/20242,940,000 shares $56.18 million +23.0%0.7%1.2 $19.11
11/30/20242,390,000 shares $44.98 million -29.7%0.6%1 $18.82
11/15/20243,400,000 shares $59.64 million +1.8%0.8%1.3 $17.54
10/31/20243,340,000 shares $67.40 million +7.7%0.8%1.3 $20.18
10/15/20243,100,000 shares $60.95 million -33.8%0.7%1.3 $19.66
9/30/20244,680,000 shares $93.32 million -4.7%1.1%2 $19.94
9/15/20244,910,000 shares $101.59 million +0.6%1.2%2.3 $20.69
8/31/20244,880,000 shares $94.09 million -9.1%1.2%2.5 $19.28
8/15/20245,370,000 shares $99.05 million -6.1%1.3%2.7 $18.45
7/31/20245,720,000 shares $97.41 million -10.2%1.4%2.9 $17.03
7/15/20246,370,000 shares $111.92 million +14.0%1.5%3.1 $17.57
6/30/20245,590,000 shares $87.65 million -19.8%1.4%2.5 $15.68
6/15/20246,970,000 shares $106.71 million +7.1%1.8%2.8 $15.31
5/31/20246,510,000 shares $108.78 million +42.5%1.6%2.6 $16.71
5/15/20244,570,000 shares $73.71 million +11.5%1.2%1.7 $16.13
4/30/20244,100,000 shares $60.27 million -11.6%1.0%1.5 $14.70
4/15/20244,640,000 shares $69.53 million +42.3%1.2%1.8 $14.99
3/31/20243,260,000 shares $48.09 million +19.4%0.8%1.3 $14.75
3/15/20242,730,000 shares $37.13 million +24.7%0.7%1.1 $13.60
2/29/20242,190,000 shares $25.89 million +6.3%0.6%0.9 $11.82
2/15/20242,060,000 shares $24.16 million +2.5%0.5%0.8 $11.73
1/31/20242,010,000 shares $24.36 million -8.6%0.5%0.8 $12.12
1/15/20242,200,000 shares $28.29 million -9.1%0.6%0.8 $12.86
12/31/20232,420,000 shares $32.60 million -35.6%0.6%0.9 $13.47
12/15/20233,760,000 shares $51.29 million +1.9%1.0%1.4 $13.64
11/30/20233,690,000 shares $54.72 million +6.0%0.9%1.4 $14.83
11/15/20233,480,000 shares $44.23 million -12.3%0.9%1.4 $12.71
10/31/20233,970,000 shares $49.11 million +28.9%1.0%1.7 $12.37
10/15/20233,080,000 shares $37.58 million -12.0%0.8%1.3 $12.20
9/30/20233,500,000 shares $39.52 million -44.2%0.9%1.5 $11.29
9/15/20236,270,000 shares $77.90 million -0.5%1.6%2.8 $12.43
8/31/20236,300,000 shares $81.02 million +22.1%1.8%2.7 $12.86
8/15/20235,160,000 shares $58.88 million -8.2%1.3%2.2 $11.41
7/31/20235,620,000 shares $69.44 million -25.3%1.4%2.3 $12.36
7/15/20237,520,000 shares $95.50 million +16.8%1.9%2.9 $12.70
6/30/20236,440,000 shares $76.76 million -14.8%N/A2.4 $11.92
6/15/20237,560,000 shares $91.78 million +40.8%1.9%2.5 $12.14
5/31/20235,370,000 shares $66.27 million -22.0%1.4%1.6 $12.34
5/15/20236,880,000 shares $93.36 million -7.4%1.8%2.1 $13.57
4/30/20237,430,000 shares $96.07 million -2.8%1.9%2.2 $12.93
4/15/20237,640,000 shares $102.45 million +19.6%1.9%2.2 $13.41
3/31/20236,390,000 shares $78.15 million +30.1%1.6%1.8 $12.23
3/15/20234,910,000 shares $52.14 million +14.2%1.3%1.4 $10.62
2/28/20234,300,000 shares $43.77 million -7.3%1.1%1.3 $10.18
2/15/20234,640,000 shares $48.07 million -14.6%1.2%1.3 $10.36
1/31/20235,430,000 shares $59.95 million -12.0%1.4%1.5 $11.04
1/15/20236,170,000 shares $67.87 million +12.0%1.6%1.7 $11.00
12/30/20225,510,000 shares $55.71 million -3.3%1.4%1.5 $10.11
12/15/20225,700,000 shares $54.09 million +5.0%1.5%1.5 $9.49
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11/30/20225,430,000 shares $52.67 million -15.7%1.4%1.4 $9.70
11/15/20226,440,000 shares $57.51 million -32.7%1.7%1.7 $8.93
10/31/20229,570,000 shares $75.51 million -12.4%2.5%2.7 $7.89
10/15/202210,930,000 shares $78.91 million +7.4%2.8%2.8 $7.22
9/30/202210,180,000 shares $75.43 million -3.1%2.6%2.4 $7.41
9/15/202210,500,000 shares $74.55 million +6.3%2.7%2.4 $7.10
8/31/20229,880,000 shares $71.04 million -23.6%2.5%2.1 $7.19
8/15/202212,930,000 shares $102.53 million +10.7%3.3%2.7 $7.93
7/31/202211,680,000 shares $92.16 million +39.4%3.0%2.4 $7.89
7/15/20228,380,000 shares $59.16 million +62.7%2.2%1.9 $7.06
6/30/20225,150,000 shares $36.15 million +29.4%1.3%1.3 $7.02
6/15/20223,980,000 shares $28.89 million +9.3%1.0%1.2 $7.26
5/31/20223,640,000 shares $27.19 million -12.3%0.9%1.1 $7.47
5/15/20224,150,000 shares $29.34 million +56.0%1.1%1.1 $7.07
4/30/20222,660,000 shares $20.64 million +17.7%0.7%0.7 $7.76
4/15/20222,260,000 shares $20.39 million -19.0%0.6%0.6 $9.02
3/31/20222,790,000 shares $23.49 million -9.1%0.7%0.6 $8.42
3/15/20223,070,000 shares $25.17 million +22.3%0.8%0.7 $8.20
2/28/20222,510,000 shares $18.47 million -5.6%0.6%0.6 $7.36
2/15/20222,660,000 shares $19.10 million -9.8%0.7%0.7 $7.18
1/31/20222,950,000 shares $20.15 million -22.8%0.8%0.8 $6.83
1/15/20223,820,000 shares $27.12 million -12.0%1.0%1.2 $7.10
12/31/20214,340,000 shares $33.37 million No Change1.1%1.5 $7.69
12/15/20214,340,000 shares $29.60 million +21.9%1.1%1.4 $6.82
11/30/20213,560,000 shares $27.20 million +1.1%0.9%1.3 $7.64
11/15/20213,520,000 shares $30.31 million -7.6%0.9%1.3 $8.61
10/29/20213,810,000 shares $28.35 million +12.7%1.0%1.5 $7.44
10/15/20213,380,000 shares $27.31 million -25.4%0.9%1.3 $8.08
9/30/20214,530,000 shares $32.62 million -4.8%1.2%1.7 $7.20

AGI Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Alamos Gold shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 31st, investors have sold 7,302,342 shares of AGI short. 1.75% of Alamos Gold's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Alamos Gold'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. AGI shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.7. Learn More on Alamos Gold's short interest ratio.

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. 1.75% of Alamos Gold's floating shares are currently sold short.

Alamos Gold saw a increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 7,302,342 shares, an increase of 5.0% from the previous total of 6,954,733 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.

1.75% of Alamos Gold's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "materials" compare to Alamos Gold: Hawkins, Inc. (6.20%), Royal Gold, Inc. (3.05%), Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (1.47%), Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (4.46%), Eldorado Gold Corporation (5.83%), Franco-Nevada Corporation (2.31%), Kinross Gold Corporation (1.38%), OR Royalties Inc. (1.77%), Pan American Silver Corp. (1.96%), Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (1.36%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($62.68 billion), Invesco QQQ ($47.06 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($23.54 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($12.10 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($9.34 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($8.96 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($8.16 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.52 billion), and VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($7.39 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AGI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Alamos Gold as its price is falling. AGI shares are trading down $0.73 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 Alamos Gold 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 AGI, 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 AGI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like AGI:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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Short interest data for NYSE:AGI is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 9/10/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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