Alpha Healthcare Acquisition Corp. III (ALPA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Alpha Healthcare Acquisition Corp. III shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 30th, investors have sold 3,900 shares of ALPA short. 0.03% of Alpha Healthcare Acquisition Corp. III's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Alpha Healthcare Acquisition Corp. III'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. 0.03% of Alpha Healthcare Acquisition Corp. III's floating shares are currently sold short.

Alpha Healthcare Acquisition Corp. III saw a increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 3,900 shares, an increase of 14.7% from the previous total of 3,400 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.

Alpha Healthcare Acquisition Corp. III currently has issued a total of 19,313,000 shares. Some of Alpha Healthcare Acquisition Corp. III'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. Alpha Healthcare Acquisition Corp. III currently has a public float of 15,300,000 shares.

0.03% of Alpha Healthcare Acquisition Corp. III's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "surgical & medical instruments" compare to Alpha Healthcare Acquisition Corp. III: Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (1.45%), Carmell Co. (0.19%), Modular Medical, Inc. (0.70%), LENSAR, Inc. (0.74%), SeaStar Medical Holding Co. (3.85%), Akili, Inc. (0.22%), Daxor Co. (0.47%), Beyond Air, Inc. (11.21%), Femasys Inc. (4.28%), NeuroOne Medical Technologies Co. (1.26%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: TC Energy Co. ($3.35 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.07 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.80 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.58 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.17 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.13 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.11 billion), Palantir Technologies Inc. ($2.03 billion), Extra Space Storage Inc. ($1.81 billion), and Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($1.63 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ALPA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Alpha Healthcare Acquisition Corp. III as its price is falling. ALPA shares are trading down $0.13 today. 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 Alpha Healthcare Acquisition Corp. III 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 ALPA, 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 ALPA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2023.