EdtechX Holdings Acquisition Corp. II Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of EdtechX Holdings Acquisition Corp. II shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 31st, investors have sold 3,300 shares of EDTX short. 0.04% of EdtechX Holdings Acquisition Corp. II's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on EdtechX Holdings Acquisition Corp. II'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. 0.04% of EdtechX Holdings Acquisition Corp. II's floating shares are currently sold short.

EdtechX Holdings Acquisition Corp. II saw a drop in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 3,300 shares, a drop of 91.6% from the previous total of 39,200 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.

EdtechX Holdings Acquisition Corp. II currently has issued a total of 12,500,000 shares. Some of EdtechX Holdings Acquisition Corp. 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. EdtechX Holdings Acquisition Corp. II currently has a public float of 8,660,000 shares.

0.04% of EdtechX Holdings Acquisition Corp. II's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "holding & other investment offices" compare to EdtechX Holdings Acquisition Corp. II: Peridot Acquisition Corp. II (0.00%), Vy Global Growth (0.17%), AEA-Bridges Impact Corp. (0.06%), Northern Star Investment Corp. IV (0.01%), Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II (0.14%), Corner Growth Acquisition Corp. (0.10%), Fortress Capital Acquisition Corp. (0.17%), Accelerate Acquisition Corp. (0.00%), TLG Acquisition One Corp. (0.01%), and UpHealth, Inc. (2.93%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Square, Inc. ($9.81 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($7.52 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($7.18 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($6.21 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($4.60 billion), Zoom Video Communications, Inc. ($3.23 billion), Uber Technologies, Inc. ($3.11 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($2.74 billion), Teladoc Health, Inc. ($2.52 billion), and Etsy, Inc. ($2.16 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling EDTX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from EdtechX Holdings Acquisition Corp. II as its price is falling. EdtechX Holdings Acquisition Corp. II's stock is trading down $0.03 today. To short EdtechX Holdings Acquisition Corp. II 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 EdtechX Holdings Acquisition Corp. II 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 EdtechX Holdings Acquisition Corp. II 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 EDTX, 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 EDTX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2021.