Vesper Healthcare Acquisition (VSPR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Vesper Healthcare Acquisition shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, investors have sold 148,600 shares of VSPR short. 0.32% of Vesper Healthcare Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Vesper Healthcare Acquisition'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. 0.32% of Vesper Healthcare Acquisition's floating shares are currently sold short.

Vesper Healthcare Acquisition saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 148,600 shares, an increase of 64.7% from the previous total of 90,200 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.

Vesper Healthcare Acquisition currently has issued a total of 57,500,000 shares. Some of Vesper Healthcare 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. Vesper Healthcare Acquisition currently has a public float of 46,000,000 shares.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Analog Devices, Inc. ($5.85 billion), Aon plc ($5.61 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.44 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.49 billion), Airbnb, Inc. ($3.35 billion), Peloton Interactive, Inc. ($2.57 billion), Expedia Group, Inc. ($2.39 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.26 billion), Nuance Communications, Inc. ($2.18 billion), and Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($1.84 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling VSPR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Vesper Healthcare 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 Vesper Healthcare 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 VSPR, 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 VSPR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2021.