Alibaba Health Information Technology (ALBHF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Alibaba Health Information Technology shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 31st, investors have sold 173,449,900 shares of ALBHF short. Learn More on Alibaba Health Information Technology'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. ALBHF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 82,595.0. Learn More on Alibaba Health Information Technology's short interest ratio.

Alibaba Health Information Technology saw a increase in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 173,449,900 shares, an increase of 2.2% from the previous total of 169,649,300 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 sector of "medical" compare to Alibaba Health Information Technology: ADM Tronics Unlimited (0.20%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.23 billion), Invesco QQQ ($29.52 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.82 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.76 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($9.37 billion), Strategy Inc ($7.58 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.78 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.72 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($6.37 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($6.29 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ALBHF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Alibaba Health Information Technology as its price is falling. ALBHF 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 Alibaba Health Information Technology 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 ALBHF, 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 ALBHF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2025.