Viscogliosi Brothers Acquisition (VBOCU) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Viscogliosi Brothers Acquisition shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, traders have sold 1,600 shares of VBOCU short. 0.02% of Viscogliosi Brothers Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Viscogliosi Brothers 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. VBOCU shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Viscogliosi Brothers 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. 0.02% of Viscogliosi Brothers Acquisition's floating shares are currently sold short.

Viscogliosi Brothers Acquisition currently has issued a total of 0 shares. Some of Viscogliosi Brothers 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. Viscogliosi Brothers Acquisition currently has a public float of 6,750,000 shares.

0.02% of Viscogliosi Brothers Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "shell companies" compare to Viscogliosi Brothers Acquisition: Black Hawk Acquisition Co. (0.01%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.50 billion), KLA Co. ($2.53 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($2.50 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.91 billion), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.78 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.78 billion), HP Inc. ($1.75 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.70 billion), Lumen Technologies, Inc. ($1.58 billion), and Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.45 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling VBOCU is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Viscogliosi Brothers Acquisition as its price is falling. VBOCU shares are trading down $0.06 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 Viscogliosi Brothers 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 VBOCU, 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 VBOCU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2022.