Gores Technology Partners (GTPA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Gores Technology Partners shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of November 30th, investors have sold 597,300 shares of GTPA short. 2.17% of Gores Technology Partners' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Gores Technology Partners' 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. GTPA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Gores Technology Partners'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. 2.17% of Gores Technology Partners' floating shares are currently sold short.

Gores Technology Partners saw a increase in short interest in November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 597,300 shares, an increase of 5,093.9% from the previous total of 11,500 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.

Gores Technology Partners currently has issued a total of 34,375,000 shares. Some of Gores Technology Partners' 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. Gores Technology Partners currently has a public float of 27,480,000 shares.

2.17% of Gores Technology Partners' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "holding & other investment offices" compare to Gores Technology Partners: Power & Digital Infrastructure Acquisition II Corp. (2.56%), Rigel Resource Acquisition Corp. (0.00%), Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. II (0.02%), Focus Impact Acquisition Corp. (0.04%), Investcorp Europe Acquisition Corp I (0.10%), L Catterton Asia Acquisition Corp (0.20%), Nabors Energy Transition Corp. II (0.02%), TortoiseEcofin Acquisition Corp. III (0.03%), Pearl Holdings Acquisition Corp (0.00%), Patria Latin American Opportunity Acquisition Corp. (0.01%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.93 billion), Suncor Energy Inc. ($3.50 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.29 billion), PG&E Co. ($1.73 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.71 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.65 billion), Paramount Global ($1.54 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($1.50 billion), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.46 billion), and DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. ($1.41 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling GTPA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Gores Technology Partners 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 Gores Technology Partners 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 GTPA, 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 GTPA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2022.