HCM II Acquisition (HOND) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of HCM II Acquisition shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 30th, investors have sold 158,100 shares of HOND short. 0.71% of HCM II Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on HCM II 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. 0.71% of HCM II Acquisition's floating shares are currently sold short.

HCM II Acquisition saw a increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 158,100 shares, an increase of 249.0% from the previous total of 45,300 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.

HCM II Acquisition currently has issued a total of 28,750,000 shares. Some of HCM II 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. HCM II Acquisition currently has a public float of 22,130,000 shares.

0.71% of HCM II Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "trading" compare to HCM II Acquisition: Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. (3.91%), National Storage Affiliates Trust (8.58%), Arbor Realty Trust (24.44%), DigitalBridge Group, Inc. (6.13%), GCM Grosvenor Inc. (17.07%), InvenTrust Properties Corp. (1.04%), WisdomTree, Inc. (21.43%), UP Fintech Holding Limited (4.29%), Global Net Lease, Inc. (3.52%), Acadian Asset Management Inc. (2.28%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($15.71 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($7.56 billion), Reddit Inc. ($4.55 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.53 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($4.43 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.94 billion), IonQ, Inc. ($3.78 billion), TC Energy Corporation ($3.13 billion), and Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HOND is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from HCM II Acquisition as its price is falling. HOND shares are trading up $1.25 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 HCM II Acquisition 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 HOND, 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 HOND, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2025.