DiamondPeak (DPHC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of DiamondPeak shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 15th, traders have sold 3,990,000 shares of DPHC short. Learn More on DiamondPeak'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. DPHC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on DiamondPeak's short interest ratio.

DiamondPeak saw a increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,990,000 shares, an increase of 18.8% from the previous total of 3,360,000 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to DiamondPeak: Plum Acquisition Corp. III (0.02%), Zalatoris Acquisition Corp. (0.00%), Concord Acquisition Corp II (0.00%), Papaya Growth Opportunity Corp. I (0.01%), Direct Selling Acquisition Corp. (0.00%), Integrated Rail and Resources Acquisition Corp. (0.00%), Global Lights Acquisition Corp (0.29%), Evergreen Co. (0.02%), byNordic Acquisition Co. (0.13%), Investcorp India Acquisition Corp (0.02%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.12 billion), Aon plc ($3.90 billion), The Clorox Company ($3.00 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($2.81 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.31 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), Datadog, Inc. ($2.05 billion), Peloton Interactive, Inc. ($2.02 billion), Uber Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), and International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. ($1.85 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling DPHC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from DiamondPeak as its price is falling. DPHC 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 DiamondPeak 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 DPHC, 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 DPHC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2020.