Pelican Acquisition (PELI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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. PELI shares currently have a short interest ratio of 0.3. Learn More on Pelican 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. 0.70% of Pelican Acquisition's floating shares are currently sold short.

Pelican Acquisition saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 84,463 shares, an increase of 50.7% from the previous total of 56,064 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.

0.70% of Pelican Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "trading" compare to Pelican Acquisition: M3-Brigade Acquisition V Corp. (0.89%), Mesabi Trust (1.10%), Cantor Equity Partners III, Inc. (0.00%), Cartesian Growth Corp III (0.03%), Drugs Made In America Acquisition Corp. (0.31%), Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. III (0.00%), Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II (0.03%), Kochav Defense Acquisition Corp. (0.00%), Cantor Equity Partners II Inc. (2.84%), Getty Images Holdings, Inc. (4.29%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($78.05 billion), Invesco QQQ ($34.95 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($25.01 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($11.90 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.45 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.35 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.53 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($7.51 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($7.38 billion), and Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($7.15 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PELI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Pelican 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 Pelican Acquisition 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 PELI, 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 PELI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 13 2026.