Applied Energetics (AERG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $1.52 -0.04 (-2.56%) As of 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartEarningsHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort InterestBuy This Stock Applied Energetics Short Interest DataApplied Energetics (AERG) has a short interest of 774,000 shares, representing 0.43% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -5.40% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.4, indicating that it would take 4.4 days of the average trading volume of 126,848 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest774,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest818,200 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-5.40%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.54 millionShort Interest Ratio4.4 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 31, 2025Outstanding Shares219,050,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.43%Today's Trading Volume151,083 sharesAverage Trading Volume126,848 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average119% Short Selling Applied Energetics? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Applied Energetics and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartAERG Short Interest Over TimeAERG Days to Cover Over TimeAERG Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Applied Energetics Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/31/2025774,000 shares $1.54 million -5.4%0.4%4.4 $1.99 7/15/2025818,200 shares $1.87 million +3.6%N/A3.9 $2.28 6/30/2025790,100 shares $1.66 million +3.9%0.4%3.8 $2.10 6/15/2025760,400 shares $1.49 million -9.8%0.4%1.1 $1.96 5/31/2025842,600 shares $1.72 million +13.9%0.5%1.7 $2.04 5/15/2025739,900 shares $813.89 thousand +4.0%0.4%2.8 $1.10 4/30/2025711,300 shares $554.67 thousand +0.5%N/A4 $0.78 4/15/2025707,700 shares $491.85 thousand -0.7%0.4%3.1 $0.70 3/31/2025712,700 shares $541.51 thousand +0.9%0.4%6.2 $0.76 3/15/2025706,200 shares $515.53 thousand +0.3%0.4%4.9 $0.73 Get the Latest News and Ratings for AERG and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Applied Energetics and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/28/2025704,100 shares $542.16 thousand -0.5%0.4%6.7 $0.77 2/15/2025707,400 shares $672.03 thousand +0.5%0.4%8.2 $0.95 1/31/2025703,900 shares $693.34 thousand +3.7%N/A2.5 $0.99 1/15/2025678,600 shares $712.53 thousand -0.2%N/A1.5 $1.05 12/31/2024679,900 shares $435.14 thousand +1.5%N/A2.8 $0.64 12/15/2024670,100 shares $462.37 thousand -0.5%N/A3.1 $0.69 11/30/2024673,700 shares $497.19 thousand -4.8%N/A3.5 $0.74 11/15/2024707,500 shares $615.60 thousand -6.8%N/A3.7 $0.87 10/31/2024759,100 shares $683.19 thousand +8.0%N/A5.1 $0.90 10/15/2024703,100 shares $646.85 thousand -5.2%N/A7.2 $0.92 9/30/2024741,500 shares $682.18 thousand +3.5%N/A2.1 $0.92 9/15/2024716,300 shares $501.36 thousand -0.7%N/A2.6 $0.70 8/31/2024721,600 shares $721.60 thousand -2.6%N/A3.1 $1.00 8/15/2024740,600 shares $770.22 thousand +8.9%N/A6.3 $1.04 7/31/2024680,200 shares $872.36 thousand +1.0%N/A10.7 $1.28 7/15/2024673,200 shares $854.96 thousand +3.7%N/A2.7 $1.27 6/30/2024649,100 shares $980.14 thousand +0.6%N/A3 $1.51 6/15/2024645,200 shares $1.14 million +1.8%N/A2.6 $1.77 5/31/2024633,800 shares $1.19 million -2.6%N/A4.3 $1.88 5/15/2024650,500 shares $1.37 million +0.9%N/A5.7 $2.10 4/30/2024644,700 shares $1.23 million +11.4%N/A6.4 $1.91 4/15/2024578,600 shares $1.10 million -4.7%N/A8.7 $1.91 3/31/2024607,300 shares $1.23 million +6.7%N/A3.4 $2.02 3/15/2024569,000 shares $1.14 million +10.3%N/A3.4 $2.00 2/29/2024516,000 shares $975.24 thousand +29.3%N/A3 $1.89 2/15/2024399,100 shares $715.59 thousand -2.1%N/A3.4 $1.79 1/15/2024401,600 shares $803.20 thousand +1.7%N/A3 $2.00 12/31/2023395,000 shares $874.93 thousand No ChangeN/A4.7 $2.22 12/15/2023395,000 shares $837.40 thousand +0.7%N/A3.5 $2.12 11/30/2023392,200 shares $819.70 thousand -3.3%N/A2.4 $2.09US attacks China, September 30? 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One expert says it could be the biggest economic development since the invention of the atomic bomb—and it could send trillions flowing into Americans’ pockets.Click here to see the full details of this government action plan and how to prepare before Sept. 30 11/15/2023405,600 shares $936.94 thousand -1.6%N/A5.7 $2.31 10/31/2023412,200 shares $1.01 million +3.8%N/A2.5 $2.44 10/15/2023397,200 shares $853.98 thousand -4.5%N/A3.2 $2.15 9/30/2023415,800 shares $1.03 million +5.4%N/A2.9 $2.48 9/15/2023394,700 shares $927.55 thousand -1.7%N/A2.9 $2.35 8/31/2023401,700 shares $944.00 thousand -25.7%N/A2.4 $2.35 8/15/2023540,700 shares $1.28 million -5.9%N/A4.2 $2.37 7/31/2023574,400 shares $1.30 million -2.1%N/A4.7 $2.27 7/15/2023586,600 shares $1.48 million -2.2%N/A6.3 $2.53 6/30/2023599,900 shares $1.53 million -1.0%N/A3.8 $2.55 6/15/2023605,700 shares $1.47 million -0.5%N/A4.1 $2.42 5/31/2023608,700 shares $1.59 million -3.2%N/A2.3 $2.61 5/15/2023629,000 shares $1.55 million -2.4%N/A4.2 $2.46 4/30/2023644,700 shares $1.64 million +8.0%N/A4 $2.54 4/15/2023596,800 shares $1.53 million +1.0%N/A2.4 $2.56 3/31/2023591,200 shares $1.30 million -13.4%N/A6.8 $2.19 3/15/2023682,800 shares $1.50 million -4.9%N/A7.5 $2.20 2/28/2023717,800 shares $1.69 million -0.1%N/A5.8 $2.35 2/15/2023718,200 shares $1.51 million +15.0%N/A3 $2.10 1/31/2023624,400 shares $1.28 million -0.7%N/A4.9 $2.05 1/15/2023628,800 shares $1.12 million -17.0%N/A3.1 $1.79 12/30/2022757,900 shares $1.49 million -18.6%N/A3 $1.96 12/15/2022931,200 shares $1.66 million -3.4%N/A3 $1.78 11/30/2022964,200 shares $1.93 million +6.2%N/A11.5 $2.00 11/15/2022907,600 shares $1.94 million -1.3%N/A9.7 $2.14 10/31/2022919,800 shares $2.01 million No ChangeN/A15.3 $2.19 10/15/2022919,800 shares $2.11 million -2.3%N/A9 $2.29 9/30/2022941,100 shares $2.16 million -0.6%N/A5 $2.29 9/15/2022947,200 shares $1.92 million -0.6%N/A9.1 $2.03 8/31/2022952,600 shares $1.97 million -6.5%N/A10.1 $2.07 8/15/20221,019,000 shares $2.42 million +0.4%N/A17 $2.37 7/31/20221,014,600 shares $2.42 million -1.2%N/A12 $2.39 7/15/20221,026,800 shares $2.36 million +1.5%N/A7.6 $2.30 6/30/20221,011,500 shares $2.28 million +3.5%N/A8.5 $2.25 6/15/2022977,200 shares $2.30 million +10.8%N/A1.9 $2.35 5/31/2022882,000 shares $1.87 million -1.6%N/A10.3 $2.12 5/15/2022896,200 shares $1.84 million +0.2%N/A7.9 $2.05 4/30/2022894,200 shares $1.80 million -3.0%N/A6.9 $2.01 4/15/2022922,200 shares $2.03 million -0.7%N/A4.9 $2.20 3/31/2022929,100 shares $1.94 million +0.3%N/A3.4 $2.09 3/15/2022926,500 shares $1.69 million +12.1%N/A7.2 $1.82 2/28/2022826,800 shares $1.56 million +33.3%N/A3.8 $1.89 2/15/2022620,100 shares $1.14 million +19.4%N/A1.6 $1.84 1/31/2022519,500 shares $1.00 million +0.3%N/A2.4 $1.93 1/15/2022517,900 shares $1.10 million +30.2%N/A2 $2.12 12/31/2021397,900 shares $954.96 thousand -50.5%N/A2.6 $2.40 12/15/2021803,800 shares $1.85 million +4.4%N/A5.5 $2.30 11/30/2021769,900 shares $2.18 million -7.5%N/A2.5 $2.84 11/15/2021832,600 shares $1.79 million +1.8%N/A1.5 $2.15 10/29/2021818,300 shares $2.00 million +25.9%N/A0.9 $2.45US attacks China, September 30? (Ad)The White House just ordered more than 400 government agencies to prepare for the next phase of America’s economic war with China. But this time, it’s not about tariffs or tech bans—it’s a sweeping master plan designed to make the U.S. $50 trillion richer at China’s expense. Treasury, Social Security, the Pentagon, and even the IRS are scrambling to meet the September 30 deadline. One expert says it could be the biggest economic development since the invention of the atomic bomb—and it could send trillions flowing into Americans’ pockets.Click here to see the full details of this government action plan and how to prepare before Sept. 30 10/15/2021650,200 shares $1.68 million -0.4%N/A1.2 $2.58 9/30/2021652,700 shares $1.18 million +2.3%N/A2.2 $1.81 9/15/2021638,300 shares $1.14 million +4.5%N/A2.2 $1.79 8/31/2021611,000 shares $1.01 million +1.8%N/A2.1 $1.65 8/13/2021600,300 shares $882.44 thousand +0.7%N/A0.7 $1.47 7/30/2021595,900 shares $446.93 thousand +0.2%N/A2.5 $0.75 7/15/2021594,800 shares $416.95 thousand -1.3%N/A2.9 $0.70 6/30/2021602,700 shares $442.98 thousand +0.1%N/A4.4 $0.74 6/15/2021602,200 shares $493.80 thousand +0.2%N/A2.4 $0.82 5/28/2021600,900 shares $453.08 thousand -0.8%N/A5.9 $0.75 5/14/2021606,000 shares $378.75 thousand +0.5%N/A3.7 $0.63 4/30/2021603,000 shares $391.53 thousand -1.8%N/A1.8 $0.65 4/15/2021614,300 shares $461.34 thousand +2.8%N/A5.7 $0.75 3/31/2021597,500 shares $480.99 thousand -0.7%N/A4.1 $0.81 3/15/2021601,400 shares $390.91 thousand -1.5%N/A1.6 $0.65 2/26/2021610,400 shares $451.70 thousand -2.9%N/A2.1 $0.74 2/12/2021628,400 shares $439.88 thousand +4.6%N/A1.1 $0.70 1/29/2021601,000 shares $252.42 thousand -0.1%N/A1.1 $0.42 1/15/2021633,700 shares $214.82 thousand -0.2%N/A6.5 $0.34 12/31/2020601,600 shares $195.52 thousand -5.1%N/A1.8 $0.33 12/15/2020633,700 shares $171.10 thousand -0.2%N/A6.5 $0.27 11/30/2020635,000 shares $203.20 thousand -1.6%N/A6.1 $0.32 11/15/2020645,000 shares $213.82 thousand +0.0%N/A8.2 $0.33 10/30/2020644,900 shares $212.82 thousand -23.3%N/A6.6 $0.33 10/15/2020841,300 shares $319.69 thousand -0.6%N/A6.1 $0.38 9/30/2020846,600 shares $300.54 thousand -7.2%N/A10.9 $0.36 9/15/2020912,300 shares $350.32 thousand +10.8%N/A4.6 $0.38 8/31/2020823,400 shares $304.25 thousand -1.1%N/A18.6 $0.37 AERG Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Applied Energetics' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Applied Energetics shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 31st, traders have sold 774,000 shares of AERG short. 0.43% of Applied Energetics' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Applied Energetics' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Applied Energetics? 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. AERG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Applied Energetics's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Applied Energetics? 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. 0.43% of Applied Energetics' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Applied Energetics' short interest increasing or decreasing? Applied Energetics saw a drop in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 774,000 shares, a drop of 5.4% from the previous total of 818,200 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. How does Applied Energetics' short interest compare to its competitors? 0.43% of Applied Energetics' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "electronic equipment" compare to Applied Energetics: Bel Fuse Inc. (1.20%), DAQO New Energy Corp. (5.65%), SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (22.39%), Navitas Semiconductor Corporation (25.93%), Himax Technologies, Inc. (5.00%), Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (19.87%), JinkoSolar Holding Company Limited (6.38%), NAPCO Security Technologies, Inc. (8.43%), nLight (3.43%), indie Semiconductor, Inc. (29.39%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Applied Energetics stock? Short selling AERG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Applied Energetics as its price is falling. AERG shares are trading down $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. How does a short squeeze work against Applied Energetics? A short squeeze for Applied Energetics 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 AERG, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Applied Energetics' short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including AERG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025. 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