AU Optronics (AUO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of AU Optronics shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 31,040,500 shares of AUO short. 3.90% of AU Optronics' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on AU Optronics' 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. AUO shares currently have a short interest ratio of 40.0. Learn More on AU Optronics'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. 3.90% of AU Optronics' floating shares are currently sold short.

AU Optronics saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 31,040,500 shares, an increase of 0.6% from the previous total of 30,842,500 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.

AU Optronics currently has issued a total of 962,425,000 shares. Some of AU Optronics' outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. AU Optronics currently has a public float of 795,658,900 shares.

3.90% of AU Optronics' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "computer and technology" compare to AU Optronics: Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. (10.23%), Cirrus Logic, Inc. (1.34%), Rambus Inc. (2.85%), Silicon Laboratories Inc. (4.99%), IPG Photonics Co. (2.69%), Power Integrations, Inc. (7.40%), Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (0.66%), FormFactor, Inc. (2.85%), Synaptics Incorporated (5.83%), MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (7.62%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Harris Co. ($2.05 billion), Tableau Software Inc ($698.98 million), GDS Holdings Limited ($419.61 million), Ziff Davis, Inc. ($386.60 million), Bemis Company, Inc. ($289.94 million), Ensco Rowan PLC ($284.40 million), YETI Holdings, Inc. ($261.49 million), Chemical Financial Co. ($186.31 million), Luxoft Holding Inc ($111.64 million), and Electronics For Imaging, Inc. ($89.04 million). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AUO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from AU Optronics as its price is falling. AUO shares are trading up $0.04 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 AU Optronics 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 AUO, 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 AUO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2019.