Ticker Short Interest
AES Short Interest Intelligence
The AES Corporation positioning pressure, squeeze risk, bearish conviction, crowding, days to cover, and price-positioning divergence.
Crowded Short
Bearish Exhaustion Watch
AES is classified as Crowded Short. Latest reported short interest is 20.2M shares; short interest changed -30.0%, price moved -0.1% since the previous report, short interest is in the 43th percentile, and days to cover is in the 86th percentile. Trend context is mixed.
Reported Short Interest
2026-03-31 to 2026-06-30Days To Cover
liquidity pressureShort Interest Change
report-to-reportPrice Context
2026-03-20 to 2026-06-26Squeeze Radar
31Elevated short interest becomes most interesting when price strength forces shorts to defend or cover.
Bearish Conviction
26Rising short interest alongside weak trend can mean the bearish trade is being reinforced, not trapped.
Crowding
62Latest short interest is 20.2M shares and days to cover is 2.76.
Divergence
44Short interest fell while price fell. Shorts are covering despite weak price action, which can suggest the easy bearish pressure may be fading.
Report History
AES Short Interest Ledger
| Settlement | Short interest | Previous | Change | Days cover | Average volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2026 | 20207646 | 28879055 | -30.0% | 2.76 | 7333737 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 28879055 | 21919358 | 31.8% | 3.33 | 8659796 |
| 29 May 2026 | 21919358 | 17691151 | 23.9% | 2.31 | 9492089 |
| 15 May 2026 | 17691151 | 18910814 | -6.5% | 1.33 | 13331677 |
| 30 Apr 2026 | 18910814 | 20889342 | -9.5% | 1.80 | 10491937 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | 20889342 | 24520971 | -14.8% | 2.65 | 7871467 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | 24520971 | 19303131 | 27.0% | 1.64 | 14968431 |
Short interest is delayed, reported on a periodic schedule, and may be revised. The dashboard is research context only and does not prove real-time short activity.