ALR Technologies (ALRT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of ALR Technologies shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 31st, traders have sold 900 shares of ALRT short. Learn More on ALR Technologies' current short interest.

ALR Technologies saw a increase in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 900 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 industry of "electronic equipment" compare to ALR Technologies: GCT Semiconductor Holding, Inc. (3.68%), FTC Solar, Inc. (14.66%), Ealixir, Inc. (0.00%), Semilux International Ltd. (0.15%), Datavault AI Inc. (2.08%), Airgain, Inc. (1.19%), Sequans Communications S.A. (0.09%), RF Industries, Ltd. (0.08%), AmpliTech Group, Inc. (2.24%), Knightscope, Inc. (9.61%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Corporation ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.04 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.98 billion), Pacific Gas & Electric Co. ($1.92 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($1.90 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.75 billion), Roblox Corporation ($1.58 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.54 billion), Diamondback Energy, Inc. ($1.53 billion), and Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.47 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ALRT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from ALR Technologies as its price is falling. ALRT shares are trading down $0.00 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 ALR Technologies 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 ALRT, 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 ALRT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2022.