Altair International (ATAO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Altair International shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, traders have sold 1,300 shares of ATAO short. Learn More on Altair International's current short interest.

Altair International saw a decrease in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,300 shares, a decrease of 68.3% from the previous total of 4,100 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 industry of "medical equipment" compare to Altair International: Nyxoah S.A. (0.40%), Penumbra, Inc. (6.48%), Bausch + Lomb Co. (5.38%), PROCEPT BioRobotics Co. (11.30%), Inari Medical, Inc. (8.94%), iRhythm Technologies, Inc. (9.32%), CONMED Co. (13.15%), NovoCure Limited (7.26%), Establishment Labs Holdings Inc. (20.76%), Artivion, Inc. (7.87%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.30 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.10 billion), General Motors ($2.84 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.77 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.22 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.12 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($2.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ATAO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Altair International 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 Altair International 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 ATAO, 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 ATAO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024.