Ascend Wellness (AAWH) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Ascend Wellness shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 15th, traders have sold 36,700 shares of AAWH short. Learn More on Ascend Wellness' current short interest.

Ascend Wellness saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 36,700 shares, an increase of 543.9% from the previous total of 5,700 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 industry of "pharmaceutical products" compare to Ascend Wellness: Keros Therapeutics, Inc. (11.38%), Siga Technologies Inc. (7.06%), Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. (12.59%), Inventiva S.A. Sponsored ADR (0.07%), Monopar Therapeutics Inc. (3.72%), Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. (23.93%), Savara Inc. (18.43%), COMPASS Pathways PLC Sponsored ADR (7.01%), KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (22.09%), Gossamer Bio, Inc. (10.55%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($8.81 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($5.82 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.19 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($4.30 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.75 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($3.66 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.57 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.33 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($3.26 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AAWH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Ascend Wellness as its price is falling. AAWH shares are trading up $0.02 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 Ascend Wellness 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 AAWH, 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 AAWH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2025.