AO World (AOWDF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of AO World shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 15th, investors have sold 81,900 shares of AOWDF short. Learn More on AO World's current short interest.

AO World saw a decrease in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 81,900 shares, a decrease of 47.9% from the previous total of 157,200 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 "consumer discretionary" compare to AO World: Melco International Development Limited (0.12%), Shangri-La Asia Limited (0.00%), SJM Holdings Limited (0.45%), Dunelm Group plc (0.00%), Hengan International Group Company Limited (0.00%), Interface, Inc. (1.70%), IMAX Co. (6.67%), Accel Entertainment, Inc. (2.73%), AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (19.30%), NeoGames S.A. (0.46%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.47 billion), Suncor Energy Inc. ($2.33 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.14 billion), PG&E Co. ($1.61 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.56 billion), Paramount Global ($1.53 billion), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.49 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.46 billion), DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. ($1.30 billion), and C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. ($1.26 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AOWDF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from AO World as its price is falling. 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 AO World 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 AOWDF, 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 AOWDF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 15 2022.