B. Riley Principal 150 Merger (BRPM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of B. Riley Principal 150 Merger shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 30th, investors have sold 1,230,000 shares of BRPM short. 7.14% of B. Riley Principal 150 Merger's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on B. Riley Principal 150 Merger's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. BRPM shares currently have a short interest ratio of 9.0. Learn More on B. Riley Principal 150 Merger's short interest ratio.

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. 7.14% of B. Riley Principal 150 Merger's floating shares are currently sold short.

B. Riley Principal 150 Merger saw a increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,230,000 shares, an increase of 86.2% from the previous total of 660,600 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 150 Merger currently has issued a total of 22,080,000 shares. Some of B. Riley Principal 150 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 150 Merger currently has a public float of 17,230,000 shares.

7.14% of B. Riley Principal 150 Merger's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer discretionary" compare to B. Riley Principal 150 Merger: DouYu International Holdings Limited (4.33%), GoPro, Inc. (5.45%), Superior Group of Companies, Inc. (0.99%), Weyco Group, Inc. (0.75%), JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (4.01%), The E.W. Scripps Company (6.43%), iHeartMedia, Inc. (4.09%), WideOpenWest, Inc. (2.86%), Clarus Co. (8.16%), The Aaron's Company, Inc. (1.45%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.48 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.23 billion), TC Energy Co. ($2.86 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($2.34 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.87 billion), HP Inc. ($1.83 billion), GameStop Corp. ($1.63 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.53 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.45 billion), and Lumen Technologies, Inc. ($1.42 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BRPM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from B. Riley Principal 150 Merger as its price is falling. BRPM shares are trading down $0.29 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 150 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 BRPM, 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 BRPM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2022.