Growth Capital Acquisition (GCAC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Growth Capital Acquisition shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 15th, investors have sold 100 shares of GCAC short. Learn More on Growth Capital Acquisition's current short interest.

Growth Capital Acquisition saw a decrease in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totaling 100 shares, a decrease of 100.0% from the previous total of 2,160,000 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 in the sector of "auto/tires/trucks" compare to Growth Capital Acquisition: Aeva Technologies, Inc. (3.81%), Canoo Inc. (23.31%), Innoviz Technologies Ltd. (8.37%), Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. (1.14%), China Automotive Systems, Inc. (0.08%), Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. (3.11%), Superior Industries International, Inc. (0.31%), Strattec Security Co. (0.08%), Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. (5.48%), Xos, Inc. (4.98%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: S&P Global Inc. ($7.23 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($6.03 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($3.16 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($2.77 billion), Snap Inc. ($2.53 billion), Datadog, Inc. ($2.53 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.30 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($2.30 billion), Booking Holdings Inc. ($2.18 billion), and Carnival Co. & plc ($1.96 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling GCAC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Growth Capital 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 Growth Capital 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 GCAC, 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 GCAC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 15 2022.