AcuityAds (ACUIF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of AcuityAds shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 28th, traders have sold 694,600 shares of ACUIF short. Learn More on AcuityAds' 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. ACUIF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on AcuityAds's short interest ratio.

AcuityAds saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 28th, there was short interest totaling 694,600 shares, an increase of 88.2% from the previous total of 369,100 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 "business services" compare to AcuityAds: Alta Global Group Limited (5.31%), Baosheng Media Group Holdings Limited (2.52%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Tesla, Inc. ($8.35 billion), AstraZeneca PLC ($7.50 billion), Aon plc ($7.09 billion), Block, Inc. ($6.95 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($6.90 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($6.79 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($6.18 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($5.54 billion), Sea Limited Sponsored ADR ($4.96 billion), and Wayfair Inc. ($4.25 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ACUIF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from AcuityAds 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 AcuityAds 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 ACUIF, 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 ACUIF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 28 2021.