Starboard Value Acquisition (SVAC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Starboard Value Acquisition shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, investors have sold 688,100 shares of SVAC short. 1.71% of Starboard Value Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Starboard Value 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. SVAC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Starboard Value 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. 1.71% of Starboard Value Acquisition's floating shares are currently sold short.

Starboard Value Acquisition saw a increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 688,100 shares, an increase of 43.3% from the previous total of 480,200 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.

Starboard Value Acquisition currently has issued a total of 50,520,000 shares. Some of Starboard Value 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. Starboard Value Acquisition currently has a public float of 40,280,000 shares.

1.71% of Starboard Value Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "business services" compare to Starboard Value Acquisition: Dada Nexus Limited (1.61%), Cardlytics, Inc. (12.35%), Viant Technology Inc. (4.01%), Nexxen International Ltd. (0.14%), Tremor International Ltd (0.34%), Vimeo, Inc. (3.15%), Rackspace Technology, Inc. (12.97%), AdTheorent Holding Company, Inc. (1.92%), System1, Inc. (5.77%), GDS Holdings Limited (7.02%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($7.55 billion), Block, Inc. ($7.47 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($7.40 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($6.82 billion), Aon plc ($5.98 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.10 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($4.38 billion), AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. ($2.87 billion), Teladoc Health, Inc. ($2.55 billion), and Nuance Communications, Inc. ($2.41 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SVAC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Starboard Value 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 Starboard Value 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 SVAC, 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 SVAC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2021.