Alpha Star Acquisition (ALSA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Alpha Star Acquisition shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 31st, traders have sold 800 shares of ALSA short. 0.01% of Alpha Star Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Alpha Star 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. 0.01% of Alpha Star Acquisition's floating shares are currently sold short.

Alpha Star Acquisition saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 800 shares, an increase of 33.3% from the previous total of 600 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 Star Acquisition currently has issued a total of 12,270,000 shares. Some of Alpha Star 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. Alpha Star Acquisition currently has a public float of 8,740,000 shares.

0.01% of Alpha Star 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 Alpha Star Acquisition: Twelve Seas Investment Company II (0.03%), Captivision Inc. (0.56%), Integrated Rail and Resources Acquisition Corp. (0.02%), Valuence Merger Corp. I (0.02%), TLGY Acquisition Co. (0.03%), Zalatoris II Acquisition Corp. (0.01%), Blockchain Coinvestors Acquisition Corp. I (0.02%), Alchemy Investments Acquisition Corp 1 (0.02%), Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp. (0.02%), Ross Acquisition Corp II (0.01%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: TC Energy Co. ($4.49 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.94 billion), General Motors ($3.34 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.32 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.21 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.13 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.28 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.24 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.14 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ALSA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Alpha Star Acquisition as its price is falling. ALSA shares are trading up $0.03 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 Star Acquisition occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of ALSA, 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 ALSA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2024.