Sarissa Capital Acquisition (SRSA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Sarissa Capital Acquisition shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 15th, traders have sold 50,800 shares of SRSA short. 0.25% of Sarissa Capital Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Sarissa 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. SRSA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Sarissa 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. 0.25% of Sarissa Capital Acquisition's floating shares are currently sold short.

Sarissa Capital Acquisition saw a increase in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 50,800 shares, an increase of 2.6% from the previous total of 49,500 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.

Sarissa Capital Acquisition currently has issued a total of 25,000,000 shares. Some of Sarissa 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. Sarissa Capital Acquisition currently has a public float of 19,990,000 shares.

0.25% of Sarissa Capital Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "holding & other investment offices" compare to Sarissa Capital Acquisition: Patria Latin American Opportunity Acquisition Corp. (0.01%), Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. II (0.12%), Cartesian Growth Co. II (0.01%), Pearl Holdings Acquisition Corp (0.00%), TortoiseEcofin Acquisition Corp. III (0.03%), 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%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.48 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($2.85 billion), Twitter, Inc. ($1.89 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.78 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.77 billion), PG&E Co. ($1.75 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($1.58 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.42 billion), Roblox Co. ($1.39 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SRSA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Sarissa 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 Sarissa Capital 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 SRSA, 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 SRSA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2022.