Applied UV (AUVI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Applied UV shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 13,400 shares of AUVI short. 0.32% of Applied UV's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Applied UV's current short interest.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.32% of Applied UV's floating shares are currently sold short.

Applied UV saw a decrease in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 13,400 shares, a decrease of 66.0% from the previous total of 39,400 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.

Applied UV currently has issued a total of 4,290,000 shares. Some of Applied UV's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Applied UV currently has a public float of 4,230,000 shares.

0.32% of Applied UV's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "business services" compare to Applied UV: Netcapital Inc. (1.40%), Earlyworks Co., Ltd (19.73%), Recruiter.com Group, Inc. (1.25%), Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. Ltd. (9.47%), Staffing 360 Solutions, Inc. (0.90%), Quhuo Limited (0.49%), Color Star Technology Co., Ltd. (3.24%), Peraso Inc. (5.41%), AERWINS Technologies Inc. (18.61%), Wearable Devices Ltd. (2.07%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.35 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.06 billion), General Motors ($2.88 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.32 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.27 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.95 billion), and Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AUVI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Applied UV as its price is falling. AUVI shares are trading down $0.05 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 Applied UV 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 AUVI, 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 AUVI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2024.