Alstom Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Alstom shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 28th, investors have sold 33,900 shares of ALSMY short.

Alstom saw a decrease in short interest in the month of May. As of May 28th, there was short interest totaling 33,900 shares, a decrease of 66.1% from the previous total of 99,900 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 Alstom's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "transportation" compare to Alstom: Canadian National Railway (2.08%), CSX Co. (0.73%), Norfolk Southern Co. (1.09%), A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S (0.00%), DSV Panalpina A/S (0.00%), Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (2.24%), Kuehne + Nagel International AG (0.00%), Southwest Airlines Co. (2.74%), Central Japan Railway (0.00%), and Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (1.16%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Tesla, Inc. ($25.04 billion), AstraZeneca PLC ($7.50 billion), Aon plc ($7.09 billion), Square, 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 ($4.96 billion), and Wayfair Inc. ($4.25 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ALSMY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Alstom as its price is falling. To short Alstom 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 Alstom 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 Alstom 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 ALSMY, 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 ALSMY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 28 2021.