Science Strategic Acquisition Corp. Alpha (SSAA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Science Strategic Acquisition Corp. Alpha shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 30th, traders have sold 6,000 shares of SSAA short. 0.02% of Science Strategic Acquisition Corp. Alpha's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Science Strategic Acquisition Corp. Alpha's current short interest.

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. 0.02% of Science Strategic Acquisition Corp. Alpha's floating shares are currently sold short.

Science Strategic Acquisition Corp. Alpha saw a drop in short interest in November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 6,000 shares, a drop of 16.7% from the previous total of 7,200 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.

Science Strategic Acquisition Corp. Alpha currently has issued a total of 38,810,000 shares. Some of Science Strategic Acquisition Corp. Alpha'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. Science Strategic Acquisition Corp. Alpha currently has a public float of 31,000,000 shares.

0.02% of Science Strategic Acquisition Corp. Alpha's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Science Strategic Acquisition Corp. Alpha: Nabors Energy Transition Corp. II (0.02%), Rigel Resource Acquisition Corp. (0.00%), Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. II (0.02%), TortoiseEcofin Acquisition Corp. III (0.32%), Redwire Co. (11.80%), Patria Latin American Opportunity Acquisition Corp. (0.01%), Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. II (0.09%), Cartesian Growth Co. II (0.04%), Investcorp Europe Acquisition Corp I (0.09%), CONX Corp. (0.49%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.93 billion), Suncor Energy Inc. ($3.50 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.29 billion), PG&E Co. ($1.73 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.71 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.65 billion), Paramount Global ($1.54 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($1.50 billion), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.46 billion), and DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. ($1.41 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SSAA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Science Strategic Acquisition Corp. Alpha as its price is falling. SSAA 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 Science Strategic Acquisition Corp. Alpha 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 SSAA, 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 SSAA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2022.