Aurora Technology Acquisition (ATAKR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Aurora Technology Acquisition shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 30th, investors have sold 4,800 shares of ATAKR short. Learn More on Aurora Technology Acquisition's current short interest.

Aurora Technology Acquisition saw a decrease in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 4,800 shares, a decrease of 78.4% from the previous total of 22,200 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.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.27 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($2.66 billion), TC Energy Co. ($2.53 billion), Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.86 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.83 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($1.78 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.77 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.69 billion), Zoom Video Communications, Inc. ($1.35 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.35 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ATAKR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Aurora Technology Acquisition as its price is falling. ATAKR shares are trading down $0.08 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 Aurora Technology 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 ATAKR, 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 ATAKR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2022.