LIV Capital Acquisition (LIVK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of LIV Capital Acquisition shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 30th, investors have sold 67,700 shares of LIVK short. 0.89% of LIV Capital Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on LIV Capital Acquisition'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. LIVK shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on LIV Capital Acquisition'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. 0.89% of LIV Capital Acquisition's floating shares are currently sold short.

LIV Capital Acquisition currently has issued a total of 10,132,000 shares. Some of LIV Capital 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. LIV Capital Acquisition currently has a public float of 7,600,000 shares.

0.89% of LIV Capital Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "computer and technology" compare to LIV Capital Acquisition: COMSovereign Holding Corp. (2.68%), BYND Cannasoft Enterprises Inc. (75.49%), Collective Audience, Inc. (7.20%), CISO Global Inc. (1.88%), Wilhelmina International, Inc. (5.42%), CGI Inc. (0.35%), Sonic Foundry, Inc. (2.18%), Allego (4.05%), Compass, Inc. (7.15%), Deswell Industries, Inc. (0.07%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($9.46 billion), Block, Inc. ($7.91 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($7.79 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($7.10 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($6.65 billion), Aon plc ($5.10 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.09 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($3.82 billion), Teladoc Health, Inc. ($2.64 billion), and Nuance Communications, Inc. ($2.45 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling LIVK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from LIV 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 LIV Capital 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 LIVK, 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 LIVK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 30 2021.