INSU Acquisition Corp. III (IIII) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of INSU Acquisition Corp. III shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of November 30th, investors have sold 292,600 shares of IIII short. 1.20% of INSU Acquisition Corp. III's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on INSU Acquisition Corp. III's 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. IIII shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on INSU Acquisition Corp. III'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. 1.20% of INSU Acquisition Corp. III's floating shares are currently sold short.

INSU Acquisition Corp. III saw a increase in short interest during the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 292,600 shares, an increase of 113.4% from the previous total of 137,100 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.

INSU Acquisition Corp. III currently has issued a total of 34,100,000 shares. Some of INSU Acquisition Corp. III'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. INSU Acquisition Corp. III currently has a public float of 24,310,000 shares.

1.20% of INSU Acquisition Corp. III's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to INSU Acquisition Corp. III: Power & Digital Infrastructure Acquisition II Corp. (2.56%), LAMF Global Ventures Corp. I (0.10%), 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%), Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VI (0.01%), L Catterton Asia Acquisition Corp (0.20%), Nabors Energy Transition Corp. II (0.02%), TortoiseEcofin Acquisition Corp. III (0.03%),

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 IIII is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from INSU Acquisition Corp. III 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 INSU Acquisition Corp. III 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 IIII, 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 IIII, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2022.