Austerlitz Acquisition Co. II (ASZ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Austerlitz Acquisition Co. II shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 31st, traders have sold 52,700 shares of ASZ short. 0.04% of Austerlitz Acquisition Co. II's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Austerlitz Acquisition Co. 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. 0.04% of Austerlitz Acquisition Co. II's floating shares are currently sold short.

Austerlitz Acquisition Co. II saw a drop in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 52,700 shares, a drop of 28.7% from the previous total of 73,900 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.

Austerlitz Acquisition Co. II currently has issued a total of 197,143,000 shares. Some of Austerlitz Acquisition Co. 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. Austerlitz Acquisition Co. II currently has a public float of 136,640,000 shares.

0.04% of Austerlitz Acquisition Co. 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 Austerlitz Acquisition Co. II: Screaming Eagle Acquisition Corp. (0.11%), Churchill Capital Corp VII (0.04%), Ares Acquisition Co. II (0.03%), Nabors Energy Transition Corp. II (0.02%), Rigel Resource Acquisition Corp. (0.00%), Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. II (0.02%), LAMF Global Ventures Corp. I (0.53%), TortoiseEcofin Acquisition Corp. III (0.32%), Patria Latin American Opportunity Acquisition Corp. (0.01%), Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. II (0.09%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.04 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.98 billion), PG&E Co. ($1.92 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($1.90 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.75 billion), Roblox Co. ($1.58 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.54 billion), Diamondback Energy, Inc. ($1.53 billion), and Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.47 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ASZ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Austerlitz Acquisition Co. 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 Austerlitz Acquisition Co. II occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of ASZ, 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 ASZ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2022.