Yamana Gold (AUY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Yamana Gold shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 15th, investors have sold 8,610,000 shares of AUY short. 0.90% of Yamana Gold's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Yamana 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. AUY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Yamana 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. 0.90% of Yamana Gold's floating shares are currently sold short.

Yamana Gold saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 8,610,000 shares, an increase of 0.6% from the previous total of 8,560,000 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.

Yamana Gold currently has issued a total of 961,920,000 shares. Some of Yamana Gold's 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. Yamana Gold currently has a public float of 955,790,000 shares.

0.90% of Yamana Gold's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "basic materials" compare to Yamana Gold: Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (2.11%), Alamos Gold Inc. (1.17%), Pan American Silver Corp. (4.64%), Sibanye Stillwater Limited (2.80%), Kinross Gold Co. (0.94%), Eldorado Gold Co. (3.08%), Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd (2.30%), First Majestic Silver Corp. (6.25%), IAMGOLD Co. (1.22%), Coeur Mining, Inc. (4.93%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.66 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.62 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.38 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.13 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($2.08 billion), Snowflake Inc. ($1.95 billion), Paramount Global ($1.78 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.60 billion), Teck Resources Limited ($1.51 billion), and Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AUY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Yamana Gold 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 Yamana 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 AUY, 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 AUY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2023.