Austerlitz Acquisition Co. I (AUS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Austerlitz Acquisition Co. I shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 31st, investors have sold 94,000 shares of AUS short. 0.14% of Austerlitz Acquisition Co. I's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Austerlitz Acquisition Co. I'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. 0.14% of Austerlitz Acquisition Co. I's floating shares are currently sold short.

Austerlitz Acquisition Co. I saw a decrease in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 94,000 shares, a decrease of 10.3% from the previous total of 104,800 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. I currently has issued a total of 98,571,000 shares. Some of Austerlitz Acquisition Co. I'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. I currently has a public float of 68,410,000 shares.

0.14% of Austerlitz Acquisition Co. I's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Austerlitz Acquisition Co. I: International Game Technology PLC (4.11%), Rush Street Interactive, Inc. (9.06%), United Parks & Resorts Inc. (11.26%), Genius Sports Limited (13.40%), MSG Entertainment (4.29%), Everi Holdings Inc. (4.80%), Falcon's Beyond Global, Inc. (2.90%), Golden Entertainment, Inc. (5.04%), Vivid Seats Inc. (15.35%), Gambling.com Group Limited (6.41%),

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 AUS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Austerlitz Acquisition Co. I 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. I 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 AUS, 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 AUS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2022.