Union Acquisition Corp. II (LATN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Union Acquisition Corp. II shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 15th, investors have sold 14,100 shares of LATN short. 0.11% of Union Acquisition Corp. II's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Union Acquisition Corp. II'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. 0.11% of Union Acquisition Corp. II's floating shares are currently sold short.

Union Acquisition Corp. II saw a decrease in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 14,100 shares, a decrease of 45.6% from the previous total of 25,900 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.

Union Acquisition Corp. II currently has issued a total of 18,553,000 shares. Some of Union Acquisition Corp. II'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. Union Acquisition Corp. II currently has a public float of 12,860,000 shares.

0.11% of Union Acquisition Corp. II's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Union Acquisition Corp. II: Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. II (0.56%), Cartesian Growth Co. II (0.01%), SK Growth Opportunities Co. (0.45%), Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VI (0.03%), Plum Acquisition Corp. III (0.02%), Zalatoris Acquisition Corp. (0.00%), Concord Acquisition Corp II (0.00%), Papaya Growth Opportunity Corp. I (0.01%), Direct Selling Acquisition Corp. (0.00%), Integrated Rail and Resources Acquisition Corp. (0.00%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Block, Inc. ($9.12 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($7.79 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($6.62 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($6.07 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($4.53 billion), Zoom Communications, Inc. ($3.45 billion), Uber Technologies, Inc. ($3.08 billion), Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited ($2.97 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($2.74 billion), and MongoDB, Inc. ($2.61 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling LATN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Union Acquisition Corp. II 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 Union Acquisition Corp. II 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 LATN, 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 LATN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2021.