Advanced Info Service Public - AVIFY Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Advanced Info Service Public shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 15th, traders have sold 1,300 shares of AVIFY short. Learn More on Advanced Info Service Public's 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. AVIFY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 13.0. Learn More on Advanced Info Service Public's short interest ratio.

Advanced Info Service Public saw a increase in short interest in February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,300 shares, an increase of 8.3% from the previous total of 1,200 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 "computer and technology" compare to Advanced Info Service Public: The Liberty SiriusXM Group (3.05%), The Liberty SiriusXM Group (1.93%), Tim S.A. (0.30%), Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. (7.56%), KT Co. (0.25%), PLDT Inc. (0.08%), Orange S.A. (0.06%), SoftBank Group Corp. (0.01%), América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. (0.45%), and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (0.59%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Enbridge Inc. ($4.09 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.00 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.35 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.30 billion), Paramount Global ($2.04 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.90 billion), Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.77 billion), CarMax, Inc. ($1.67 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.58 billion), and Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. ($1.47 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AVIFY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Advanced Info Service Public 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 Advanced Info Service Public 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 AVIFY, 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 AVIFY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 15 2023.