Western Acquisition Ventures (WAVSW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Western Acquisition Ventures shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 14th, traders have sold 500 shares of WAVSW short. Learn More on Western Acquisition Ventures' current short interest.

Western Acquisition Ventures saw a decrease in short interest in the month of February. As of February 14th, there was short interest totaling 500 shares, a decrease of 98.8% from the previous total of 41,900 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: The Campbell's Company ($659.67 million), Brookfield Infrastructure Co. ($292.60 million), Science Applications International Co. ($266.46 million), Renasant Co. ($191.93 million), Xerox Holdings Co. ($161.88 million), Dream Finders Homes, Inc. ($144.42 million), First Advantage Co. ($104.63 million), Zymeworks Inc. ($57.64 million), Prime Medicine, Inc. ($51.29 million), and Kforce Inc. ($47.83 million). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling WAVSW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Western Acquisition Ventures as its price is falling. WAVSW shares are trading down $0.03 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 Western Acquisition Ventures 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 WAVSW, 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 WAVSW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 14 2025.