Sports Ventures Acquisition (AKIC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Sports Ventures Acquisition shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 31st, investors have sold 38,900 shares of AKIC short. 0.22% of Sports Ventures Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Sports Ventures 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. 0.22% of Sports Ventures Acquisition's floating shares are currently sold short.

Sports Ventures Acquisition saw a increase in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 38,900 shares, an increase of 0.3% from the previous total of 38,800 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.

Sports Ventures Acquisition currently has issued a total of 29,410,000 shares. Some of Sports Ventures 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. Sports Ventures Acquisition currently has a public float of 17,830,000 shares.

0.22% of Sports Ventures Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Sports Ventures Acquisition: FuboTV Inc. (11.20%), CuriosityStream Inc. (0.95%), Gaia, Inc. (0.20%), Rogers Co. (2.52%), Flywire Co. (3.55%), ACM Research, Inc. (8.33%), Altice USA, Inc. (9.57%), Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc. (4.07%), Veeco Instruments Inc. (8.29%), Yalla Group Limited (0.55%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.04 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.98 billion), PG&E Co. ($1.92 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($1.90 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.75 billion), Roblox Co. ($1.58 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.54 billion), Diamondback Energy, Inc. ($1.53 billion), and Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.47 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AKIC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Sports Ventures 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 Sports Ventures 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 AKIC, 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 AKIC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2022.