Novus Capital (NOVS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Novus Capital shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 15th, traders have sold 423,100 shares of NOVS short. 3.74% of Novus Capital's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Novus Capital'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. NOVS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Novus Capital'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. 3.74% of Novus Capital's floating shares are currently sold short.

Novus Capital saw a increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 423,100 shares, an increase of 96.0% from the previous total of 215,900 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.

Novus Capital currently has issued a total of 12,650,000 shares. Some of Novus Capital'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. Novus Capital currently has a public float of 11,300,000 shares.

3.74% of Novus Capital's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Novus Capital: Edible Garden AG Incorporated (18.61%), African Agriculture Holdings Inc. (3.57%), RiceBran Technologies (1.49%), Save Foods, Inc. (1.24%), NuZee, Inc. (0.52%), Eastside Distilling, Inc. (1.87%), Greenlane Holdings, Inc. (1.90%), Blue Star Foods Corp. (5.54%), Yield10 Bioscience, Inc. (1.42%), S&W Seed (0.08%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($6.62 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($4.85 billion), Aon plc ($4.66 billion), DuPont de Nemours, Inc. ($3.84 billion), International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. ($3.60 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($3.22 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.21 billion), Snowflake Inc. ($2.82 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.52 billion), and Peloton Interactive, Inc. ($2.51 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling NOVS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Novus Capital 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 Novus Capital 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 NOVS, 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 NOVS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2021.