What percent of ASTS is sold short?

53.2% of AST (ASTS) trading volume was short last week. Track days-to-cover and borrow rate against insider and hedge fund flow.

Is ASTS a short squeeze candidate?

Compare short volume, days-to-cover, and borrow rate to insider buying — when insiders accumulate against heavy short interest, the squeeze setup gets stronger.

How is short volume different from short interest?

Short volume is daily shorting activity reported by FINRA; short interest is the bi-monthly snapshot of outstanding short positions. We track both for AST (ASTS).

ASTS Short Volume Hit 53.2%

Also trades as: ASTSW (NASDAQ) · $vol 5M

$58.45

+1.41 (+2.47%)

Weekly Expected Move ±8.5%

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NASDAQ · Communication Services · Telecommunications Services · Tech Score Strong Sell · Power 40 · $23.8B mcap · 266M float · 6.88% daily turnover · Short 55% of daily vol

Short Volume Summary

2026-10-01

52.6%

Short Ratio

of total volume

58.2%

20-Day Avg

58.2%

50-Day Avg

▲ Rising

5-Day Trend

2.8M

Short Volume

5.4M

Total Volume

Daily Short Volume Ratio

Short Volume vs Total Volume

Exchange Breakdown

2026-10-01

Exchange	Short Volume	Total Volume	Short %
NASDAQ	2,702,132	4,920,478	54.9%
NYSE	58,104	327,305	17.8%
BATS	64,811	122,848	52.8%

ASTS Short Interest

Short Volume Summary

Daily Short Volume Ratio

Short Volume vs Total Volume

Exchange Breakdown

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