Allstar Health Brands Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Allstar Health Brands shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 30th, traders have sold 100 shares of ALST short. 0.00% of Allstar Health Brands' shares are currently sold short. View details.

Allstar Health Brands saw a decrease in short interest during the month of October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 100 shares, a decrease of 99.5% from the previous total of 18,700 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 Allstar Health Brands' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer defensive" compare to Allstar Health Brands: Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (0.00%), Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (0.00%), American Heritage International Inc. (0.00%), Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayii Anonim Sirketi (0.00%), Arca Continental, S.A.B. de C.V. (0.00%), Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. (0.00%), Austevoll Seafood ASA (0.00%), Barry Callebaut AG (0.00%), Becle, S.A.B. de C.V. (0.00%), and Beiersdorf Aktiengesellschaft (0.00%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.66 billion), Aon Plc ($3.83 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($3.33 billion), ViacomCBS Inc. ($3.13 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.05 billion), The Clorox Company ($2.85 billion), Uber Technologies, Inc. ($2.80 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.26 billion), Simon Property Group, Inc. ($2.02 billion), and International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. ($1.96 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ALST is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Allstar Health Brands as its price is falling. Allstar Health Brands' stock is trading down $0.00 today. To short Allstar Health Brands 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 Allstar Health Brands 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 Allstar Health Brands 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 ALST, 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 ALST, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 30 2020.