VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings II (VPCBU) 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 December 31st, traders have sold 2,100 shares of VPCBU short. Learn More on VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings II's current short interest.

VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings II saw a drop in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,100 shares, a drop of 36.4% from the previous total of 3,300 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.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: S&P Global Inc. ($9.39 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($9.08 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($7.16 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($4.05 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($3.43 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($3.11 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($3.05 billion), Datadog, Inc. ($2.76 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($2.55 billion), and Etsy, Inc. ($1.99 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling VPCBU 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 VPCBU, 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 VPCBU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2021.