Atlas Energy Group (ATLS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Atlas Energy Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, investors have sold 38,300 shares of ATLS short. Learn More on Atlas Energy Group's current short interest.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "oils/energy" compare to Atlas Energy Group: Columbine Valley Resources, Inc. (0.00%), Allied Resources, Inc. (0.00%), GulfSlope Energy, Inc (0.00%), Cyber Apps World Inc. (0.01%), Paradigm Oil and Gas, Inc. (0.01%), Principal Solar, Inc. (0.02%), Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (19.89%), and LiveToBeHappy, Inc. (0.01%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Analog Devices, Inc. ($5.85 billion), Aon plc ($5.61 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.44 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.49 billion), Airbnb, Inc. ($3.35 billion), Peloton Interactive, Inc. ($2.53 billion), Expedia Group, Inc. ($2.39 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.26 billion), Nuance Communications, Inc. ($2.18 billion), and Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($1.84 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ATLS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Atlas Energy Group as its price is falling. ATLS shares are trading down $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 Atlas Energy Group 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 ATLS, 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 ATLS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2021.