Arena Fortify Acquisition (AFAC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Arena Fortify Acquisition shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of November 15th, investors have sold 3,200 shares of AFAC short. 0.02% of Arena Fortify Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Arena Fortify Acquisition'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. 0.02% of Arena Fortify Acquisition's floating shares are currently sold short.

Arena Fortify Acquisition saw a increase in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,200 shares, an increase of 18.5% from the previous total of 2,700 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.

Arena Fortify Acquisition currently has issued a total of 21,563,000 shares. Some of Arena Fortify Acquisition'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. Arena Fortify Acquisition currently has a public float of 17,160,000 shares.

0.02% of Arena Fortify Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "holding & other investment offices" compare to Arena Fortify Acquisition: Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. II (0.56%), Concord Acquisition Corp II (0.00%), Direct Selling Acquisition Corp. (0.00%), Integrated Rail and Resources Acquisition Corp. (0.00%), byNordic Acquisition Co. (0.13%), Papaya Growth Opportunity Corp. I (0.01%), Goal Acquisitions Corp. (0.01%), AltEnergy Acquisition Corp. (0.01%), Southport Acquisition Co. (0.01%), Clean Energy Special Situations Corp. (0.00%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Enbridge Inc ($4.34 billion), Occidental Petroleum Corporation ($4.15 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.41 billion), Diamondback Energy, Inc. ($2.05 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.75 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($1.66 billion), Pacific Gas & Electric Co. ($1.62 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.62 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.61 billion), and Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AFAC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Arena Fortify Acquisition 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 Arena Fortify Acquisition 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 AFAC, 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 AFAC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 15 2022.