ESGEN Acquisition (ESAC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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. ESAC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 0.5. Learn More on ESGEN Acquisition'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. 1.81% of ESGEN Acquisition's floating shares are currently sold short.

ESGEN Acquisition saw a increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 29th, there was short interest totaling 10,500 shares, an increase of 288.9% from the previous total of 2,700 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.

ESGEN Acquisition currently has issued a total of 8,309,000 shares. Some of ESGEN 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. ESGEN Acquisition currently has a public float of 580,600 shares.

1.81% of ESGEN Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to ESGEN Acquisition: Direxion Daily COIN Bull 2X ETF (2.18%), Alpha Capital Acquisition (0.06%), Armada Acquisition Corp. II (0.01%), GigInternational1, Inc. (0.00%), Twelve Seas Investment Company II (0.03%), GigCapital2, Inc. (0.01%), HCM Acquisition Corp (0.19%), and IG Acquisition Corp. (0.02%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.39 billion), General Motors Company ($3.88 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.22 billion), Occidental Petroleum Corporation ($3.13 billion), Tractor Supply Company ($2.76 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.63 billion), Suncor Energy Inc. ($2.48 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.04 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.87 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ESAC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from ESGEN Acquisition as its price is falling. ESAC shares are trading down $0.02 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 ESGEN 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 ESAC, 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 ESAC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 29 2024.