Alvopetro Energy (ALVOF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Alvopetro Energy shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, traders have sold 18,600 shares of ALVOF short. Learn More on Alvopetro Energy's current short interest.

Alvopetro Energy saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 18,600 shares, an increase of 3.9% from the previous total of 17,900 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "oils/energy" compare to Alvopetro Energy: Epsilon Energy Ltd. (0.67%), MV Oil Trust (0.36%), Prairie Operating Co. (3.01%), Blue Dolphin Energy (0.04%), PrimeEnergy Resources Co. (0.58%), Evolution Petroleum Co. (3.70%), PermRock Royalty Trust (0.29%), Permianville Royalty Trust (0.19%), U.S. Energy Corp. (0.41%), Gran Tierra Energy Inc. (2.13%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.70 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.52 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.14 billion), General Motors ($2.68 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.57 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.10 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.91 billion), TC Energy Co. ($1.90 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.78 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ALVOF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Alvopetro Energy as its price is falling. ALVOF shares are trading up $0.05 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 Alvopetro Energy 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 ALVOF, 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 ALVOF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024.