ArcLight Clean Transition (ACTC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of ArcLight Clean Transition shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 28th, investors have sold 4,920,000 shares of ACTC short. 18.02% of ArcLight Clean Transition's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on ArcLight Clean Transition'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. ACTC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on ArcLight Clean Transition's short interest ratio.

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. 18.02% of ArcLight Clean Transition's floating shares are currently sold short.

ArcLight Clean Transition saw a decline in short interest in the month of May. As of May 28th, there was short interest totaling 4,920,000 shares, a decline of 3.0% from the previous total of 5,070,000 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.

ArcLight Clean Transition currently has issued a total of 34,688,000 shares. Some of ArcLight Clean Transition'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. ArcLight Clean Transition currently has a public float of 27,310,000 shares.

18.02% of ArcLight Clean Transition's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to ArcLight Clean Transition: Nikola Co. (16.08%), The Shyft Group, Inc. (4.06%), The Lion Electric Company (5.27%), Niu Technologies (1.41%), Luminar Technologies, Inc. (20.21%), Miller Industries, Inc. (0.56%), ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. (29.05%), Hesai Group (0.95%), Standard Motor Products, Inc. (1.79%), Douglas Dynamics, Inc. (1.92%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Tesla, Inc. ($8.35 billion), AstraZeneca PLC ($7.50 billion), Aon plc ($7.09 billion), Block, Inc. ($6.95 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($6.90 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($6.79 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($6.18 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($5.54 billion), Sea Limited ($4.96 billion), and Wayfair Inc. ($4.25 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ACTC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from ArcLight Clean Transition 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 ArcLight Clean Transition 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 ACTC, 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 ACTC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 28 2021.