VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings II (VPCB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings II shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 28th, investors have sold 63,800 shares of VPCB short. 0.25% of VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings II's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings II'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. 0.25% of VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings II's floating shares are currently sold short.

VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings II saw a decrease in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 63,800 shares, a decrease of 14.2% from the previous total of 74,400 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.

VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings II currently has issued a total of 31,960,000 shares. Some of VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings II'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. VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings II currently has a public float of 25,380,000 shares.

0.25% of VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings II's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "holding & other investment offices" compare to VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings II: Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. II (0.02%), Focus Impact Acquisition Corp. (0.04%), Investcorp Europe Acquisition Corp I (0.10%), Power & Digital Infrastructure Acquisition II Corp. (2.56%), Rigel Resource Acquisition Corp. (0.00%), TortoiseEcofin Acquisition Corp. III (0.03%), Pearl Holdings Acquisition Corp (0.00%), L Catterton Asia Acquisition Corp (0.20%), Nabors Energy Transition Corp. II (0.02%), Patria Latin American Opportunity Acquisition Corp. (0.01%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Suncor Energy Inc. ($3.27 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.77 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.25 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Paramount Global ($1.92 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.75 billion), Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.74 billion), CarMax, Inc. ($1.62 billion), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.62 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.39 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling VPCB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings II 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 VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings II 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 VPCB, 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 VPCB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2023.