Amerisur Resources (ASUXF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Amerisur Resources shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 15th, investors have sold 1,900 shares of ASUXF short. Learn More on Amerisur Resources' current short interest.

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. ASUXF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 19.0. Learn More on Amerisur Resources's short interest ratio.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "oils/energy" compare to Amerisur Resources: Pantheon Resources Plc (0.11%), Capricorn Energy PLC (0.00%), Bonterra Energy Corp. (0.14%), EnQuest PLC (0.00%), Petrofac Limited (0.00%), Pharos Energy plc (0.00%), Summit Midstream Partners, LP (0.73%), Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (1.32%), Iris Energy Limited (2.25%), Uranium Royalty Corp. (1.95%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Tesla, Inc. ($19.32 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.12 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($4.72 billion), Microchip Technology Incorporated ($3.73 billion), Match Group, Inc. ($2.38 billion), Snap Inc. ($2.17 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($2.11 billion), Uber Technologies, Inc. ($2.09 billion), Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.05 billion), and Hormel Foods Co. ($1.85 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ASUXF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Amerisur Resources as its price is falling. ASUXF 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 Amerisur Resources 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 ASUXF, 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 ASUXF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2020.