Altimar Acquisition Corp. III (ATAQ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Altimar Acquisition Corp. III shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, investors have sold 4,000 shares of ATAQ short. 0.10% of Altimar Acquisition Corp. III's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Altimar Acquisition Corp. III'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. 0.10% of Altimar Acquisition Corp. III's floating shares are currently sold short.

Altimar Acquisition Corp. III currently has issued a total of 7,900,000 shares. Some of Altimar Acquisition Corp. III'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. Altimar Acquisition Corp. III currently has a public float of 4,020,000 shares.

0.10% of Altimar Acquisition Corp. III's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "shell companies" compare to Altimar Acquisition Corp. III: Black Hawk Acquisition Co. (0.01%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.69 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.54 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.33 billion), Paramount Global ($2.10 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($2.03 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.67 billion), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.62 billion), CarMax, Inc. ($1.60 billion), and Extra Space Storage Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ATAQ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Altimar Acquisition Corp. III 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 Altimar Acquisition Corp. III 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 ATAQ, 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 ATAQ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2023.