Allstar Health Brands (ALST) Short Interest Ratio & 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 March 31st, traders have sold 22,300 shares of ALST short. Learn More on Allstar Health Brands' current short interest.

Allstar Health Brands saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 22,300 shares, an increase of 328.8% from the previous total of 5,200 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "medical" compare to Allstar Health Brands: Abliva AB (publ) (0.00%), ADM Tronics Unlimited, Inc. (0.02%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: TC Energy Co. ($4.49 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.94 billion), General Motors ($3.34 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.32 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.21 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.13 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.28 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.24 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.14 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. ALST shares are trading up $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 Allstar Health Brands 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 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 March, 31 2024.