Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Co. II (DCRN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Co. II shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, traders have sold 735,200 shares of DCRN short. 1.86% of Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Co. II's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Co. II'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. DCRN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Co. II'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. 1.86% of Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Co. II's floating shares are currently sold short.

Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Co. II saw a increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 735,200 shares, an increase of 63.2% from the previous total of 450,600 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.

Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Co. II currently has issued a total of 50,313,000 shares. Some of Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Co. II'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. Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Co. II currently has a public float of 39,600,000 shares.

1.86% of Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Co. II's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "auto/tires/trucks" compare to Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Co. II: Holley Inc. (3.78%), Hesai Group (0.95%), Douglas Dynamics, Inc. (1.92%), Luminar Technologies, Inc. (20.21%), Miller Industries, Inc. (0.56%), The Shyft Group, Inc. (4.06%), Solid Power, Inc. (11.72%), Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. (5.48%), Hyliion Holdings Corp. (8.72%), The Lion Electric Company (5.27%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: S&P Global Inc. ($9.39 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($9.08 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($7.16 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($4.05 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($3.43 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($3.11 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($3.05 billion), Datadog, Inc. ($2.76 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($2.55 billion), and Etsy, Inc. ($1.99 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling DCRN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Co. II as its price is falling. 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 Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Co. II 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 DCRN, 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 DCRN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2021.