Duddell Street Acquisition (DSAC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Duddell Street Acquisition shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, investors have sold 70,700 shares of DSAC short. 0.40% of Duddell Street Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Duddell Street Acquisition'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. 0.40% of Duddell Street Acquisition's floating shares are currently sold short.

Duddell Street Acquisition saw a increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 70,700 shares, an increase of 895.8% from the previous total of 7,100 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.

Duddell Street Acquisition currently has issued a total of 21,875,000 shares. Some of Duddell Street Acquisition'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. Duddell Street Acquisition currently has a public float of 17,500,000 shares.

0.40% of Duddell Street Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "computer and technology" compare to Duddell Street Acquisition: Cango Inc. (0.03%), Asure Software, Inc. (2.45%), QuickLogic Co. (8.76%), Digital Turbine, Inc. (5.96%), Ooma, Inc. (1.31%), Harvard Bioscience, Inc. (1.47%), OptimizeRx Co. (4.10%), Information Services Group, Inc. (0.41%), eGain Co. (1.15%), Magnachip Semiconductor Co. (1.43%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.50 billion), KLA Co. ($2.53 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($2.50 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.91 billion), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.78 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.78 billion), HP Inc. ($1.75 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.70 billion), Lumen Technologies, Inc. ($1.58 billion), and Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.45 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling DSAC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Duddell Street Acquisition 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 Duddell Street Acquisition 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 DSAC, 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 DSAC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2022.