ACON S2 Acquisition (STWO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of ACON S2 Acquisition shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 15th, investors have sold 249,400 shares of STWO short. Learn More on ACON S2 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. STWO shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on ACON S2 Acquisition's short interest ratio.

ACON S2 Acquisition saw a increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 249,400 shares, an increase of 5.3% from the previous total of 236,800 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "oils/energy" compare to ACON S2 Acquisition: Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. (16.11%), FREYR Battery, Inc. (6.27%), San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (1.74%), Ranger Energy Services, Inc. (2.09%), Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. (1.12%), Amplify Energy Corp. (3.29%), Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (1.32%), NACCO Industries, Inc. (0.33%), Summit Midstream Partners, LP (0.73%), Uranium Royalty Corp. (1.95%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Block, Inc. ($9.12 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($7.79 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($6.62 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($6.07 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($4.53 billion), Zoom Video Communications, Inc. ($3.45 billion), Uber Technologies, Inc. ($3.08 billion), Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited ($2.97 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($2.74 billion), and MongoDB, Inc. ($2.61 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling STWO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from ACON S2 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 ACON S2 Acquisition 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 STWO, 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 STWO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2021.