Anglo American Platinum Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Anglo American Platinum shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, investors have sold 16,600 shares of ANGPY short. 0.00% of Anglo American Platinum's shares are currently sold short. View details.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. Anglo American Platinum currently has a short interest ratio of 1.0.

Anglo American Platinum saw a increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 16,600 shares, an increase of 5,433.3% from the previous total of 300 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 Anglo American Platinum's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "industrial metals & minerals" compare to Anglo American Platinum: Adriatic Metals PLC (0.00%), Almonty Industries Inc. (0.00%), American Battery Metals Co. (0.00%), American Graphite Technologies, Inc. (0.00%), Antofagasta plc (0.00%), Bear Creek Mining Co. (0.00%), Boliden AB (publ) (0.00%), Buscar (0.00%), Champion Iron Limited (0.00%), and Chemesis International Inc. (0.00%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.18 billion), ViacomCBS Inc. ($4.71 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($4.45 billion), Aon Plc ($4.28 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.70 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($3.00 billion), The Clorox Company ($2.46 billion), Peloton Interactive, Inc. ($2.40 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.38 billion), and Expedia Group, Inc. ($2.37 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ANGPY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Anglo American Platinum as its price is falling. Anglo American Platinum's stock is trading down $0.10 today. To short Anglo American Platinum 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 Anglo American Platinum 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 Anglo American Platinum 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 ANGPY, 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 ANGPY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2020.