Cayson Acquisition (CAPNR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Cayson Acquisition shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 30th, traders have sold 6,600 shares of CAPNR short. Learn More on Cayson Acquisition'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. CAPNR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Cayson Acquisition's short interest ratio.

Cayson Acquisition saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 6,600 shares, an increase of 50.0% from the previous total of 4,400 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.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($15.71 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($7.56 billion), Reddit Inc. ($4.55 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.53 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($4.43 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.94 billion), IonQ, Inc. ($3.78 billion), TC Energy Corporation ($3.13 billion), and Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CAPNR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Cayson Acquisition as its price is falling. CAPNR shares are trading up $0.01 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 Cayson Acquisition 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 CAPNR, 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 CAPNR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2025.