Americas Silver (USAS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Americas Silver shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 31st, traders have sold 4,420,000 shares of USAS short. 1.79% of Americas Silver's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Americas Silver'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. USAS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Americas Silver'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. 1.79% of Americas Silver's floating shares are currently sold short.

Americas Silver saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 4,420,000 shares, an increase of 21.4% from the previous total of 3,640,000 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.

1.79% of Americas Silver's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "metal mining" compare to Americas Silver: Ferroglobe PLC (2.41%), Nexa Resources S.A. (0.06%), Sigma Lithium Co. (18.99%), Lithium Americas Corp. (17.92%), Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. (2.46%), Fission Uranium Corp. (1.32%), Dakota Gold Corp. (2.05%), Lifezone Metals Limited (5.13%), Lithium Americas (Argentina) Corp. (7.86%), EMX Royalty Co. (0.10%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling USAS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Americas Silver as its price is falling. USAS shares are trading down $0.00 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 Americas Silver 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 USAS, 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 USAS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025.