B. Riley Principal 250 Merger (BRIV) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of B. Riley Principal 250 Merger shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, traders have sold 7,600 shares of BRIV short. 0.04% of B. Riley Principal 250 Merger's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on B. Riley Principal 250 Merger'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. 0.04% of B. Riley Principal 250 Merger's floating shares are currently sold short.

B. Riley Principal 250 Merger saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 7,600 shares, an increase of 375.0% from the previous total of 1,600 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.

B. Riley Principal 250 Merger currently has issued a total of 22,160,000 shares. Some of B. Riley Principal 250 Merger'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. B. Riley Principal 250 Merger currently has a public float of 17,150,000 shares.

0.04% of B. Riley Principal 250 Merger's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to B. Riley Principal 250 Merger: CONX Corp. (0.41%), Cartesian Growth Co. II (0.01%), Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. II (0.12%), Enphys Acquisition Corp. (0.00%), Keen Vision Acquisition Co. (0.03%), Gores Holdings IX, Inc. (0.02%), SDCL EDGE Acquisition Co. (0.03%), Mountain & Co. I Acquisition Corp. (0.00%), Patria Latin American Opportunity Acquisition Corp. (0.01%), Burtech Acquisition Corp. (0.07%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.05 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.06 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.37 billion), Paramount Global ($2.14 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.13 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.00 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($1.94 billion), Extra Space Storage Inc. ($1.77 billion), CarMax, Inc. ($1.59 billion), and Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.56 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BRIV is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from B. Riley Principal 250 Merger as its price is falling. BRIV 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 B. Riley Principal 250 Merger 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 BRIV, 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 BRIV, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2023.