Perception Capital Corp. III (PFTAU) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Perception Capital Corp. III shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 15th, investors have sold 500 shares of PFTAU short. Learn More on Perception Capital Corp. III's current short interest.

Perception Capital Corp. III saw a decrease in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 500 shares, a decrease of 96.8% from the previous total of 15,400 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.

Perception Capital Corp. III currently has issued a total of 0 shares. Some of Perception Capital 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. Perception Capital Corp. III currently has a public float of 23,930,000 shares.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "shell companies" compare to Perception Capital Corp. III: AIB Acquisition Co. (0.05%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($8.74 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($7.90 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.88 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($3.75 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($3.44 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($2.88 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.60 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.86 billion), Match Group, Inc. ($1.79 billion), and Carnival Co. & plc ($1.72 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PFTAU is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Perception Capital 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 Perception Capital Corp. III 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 PFTAU, 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 PFTAU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2022.