Population Health Investment (PHIC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Population Health Investment shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 31st, traders have sold 56,500 shares of PHIC short. 0.33% of Population Health Investment's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Population Health Investment'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. PHIC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Population Health Investment'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. 0.33% of Population Health Investment's floating shares are currently sold short.

Population Health Investment saw a decline in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 56,500 shares, a decline of 0.2% from the previous total of 56,600 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.

Population Health Investment currently has issued a total of 21,560,000 shares. Some of Population Health Investment'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. Population Health Investment currently has a public float of 17,230,000 shares.

0.33% of Population Health Investment's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Population Health Investment: CONX Corp. (0.41%), HCM Acquisition Corp (0.06%), Enphys Acquisition Corp. (0.00%), Keen Vision Acquisition Co. (0.03%), Gores Holdings IX, Inc. (0.02%), SDCL EDGE Acquisition Co. (0.03%), Mountain & Co. I Acquisition Corp. (0.00%), Sizzle Acquisition Corp. (1.55%), Cartesian Growth Co. II (0.01%), Burtech Acquisition Corp. (0.07%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Co. ($4.91 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.53 billion), Suncor Energy Inc. ($2.26 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.01 billion), Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.92 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($1.84 billion), Plug Power Inc. ($1.81 billion), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.66 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.64 billion), and Lumen Technologies, Inc. ($1.50 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PHIC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Population Health Investment as its price is falling. PHIC shares are trading down $0.01 today. 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 Population Health Investment 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 PHIC, 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 PHIC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2022.