The American Energy Group (AEGG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of The American Energy Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 13th, traders have sold 700 shares of AEGG short. Learn More on The American Energy Group's current short interest.

The American Energy Group saw a increase in short interest in August. As of August 13th, there was short interest totaling 700 shares, an increase of ∞ from the previous total of 0 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 "oils/energy" compare to The American Energy Group: Columbine Valley Resources, Inc. (0.00%), Allied Resources, Inc. (0.00%), GulfSlope Energy, Inc (0.00%), Cyber Apps World Inc. (0.01%), Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (19.89%), ReoStar Energy Corp. (0.00%), Paradigm Oil and Gas, Inc. (0.01%), and

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Block, Inc. ($9.67 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($7.87 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($7.80 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($7.03 billion), Sea Limited ($6.40 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.60 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($5.18 billion), Aon plc ($3.93 billion), CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. ($2.52 billion), and Teladoc Health, Inc. ($2.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AEGG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from The American Energy Group 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 The American Energy Group 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 AEGG, 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 AEGG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 13 2021.