Agritek Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Agritek shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 29th, traders have sold 2,700 shares of AGTK short.

Agritek saw a decrease in short interest in the month of January. As of January 29th, there was short interest totaling 2,700 shares, a decrease of 15.6% from the previous total of 3,200 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.

0.00% of Agritek's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "business services" compare to Agritek: Taronis Technologies, Inc. (0.00%), ITEX Co. (0.00%), Datable Technology Co. (0.00%), VaporBrands International, Inc. (0.00%), Plastic2Oil, Inc. (0.00%), CMG Holdings Group, Inc. (0.00%), Notis Global, Inc. (0.00%), Point to Point Methodics, Inc. (0.00%), CurAegis Technologies, Inc. (0.00%), and Environmental Service Professionals, Inc. (0.00%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Aon Plc ($5.34 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.03 billion), ViacomCBS Inc. ($4.99 billion), DuPont de Nemours, Inc. ($4.72 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($4.57 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.87 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($3.58 billion), Futu Holdings Limited ($2.75 billion), Snowflake Inc. ($2.43 billion), and Palantir Technologies Inc. ($2.18 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AGTK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Agritek as its price is falling. To short Agritek 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 Agritek 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 Agritek 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 AGTK, 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 AGTK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 29 2021.