Foley Trasimene Acquisition Corp. II (BFT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Foley Trasimene Acquisition Corp. II shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 15th, traders have sold 2,220,000 shares of BFT short. 1.52% of Foley Trasimene Acquisition Corp. II's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Foley Trasimene Acquisition Corp. 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. 1.52% of Foley Trasimene Acquisition Corp. II's floating shares are currently sold short.

Foley Trasimene Acquisition Corp. II saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,220,000 shares, an increase of 103.7% from the previous total of 1,090,000 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.

Foley Trasimene Acquisition Corp. II currently has issued a total of 183,379,000 shares. Some of Foley Trasimene Acquisition Corp. 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. Foley Trasimene Acquisition Corp. II currently has a public float of 146,200,000 shares.

1.52% of Foley Trasimene Acquisition Corp. II's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Foley Trasimene Acquisition Corp. II: Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. II (0.56%), Concord Acquisition Corp II (0.00%), Direct Selling Acquisition Corp. (0.00%), Integrated Rail and Resources Acquisition Corp. (0.00%), byNordic Acquisition Co. (0.13%), Papaya Growth Opportunity Corp. I (0.00%), Goal Acquisitions Corp. (0.00%), AltEnergy Acquisition Corp. (0.00%), Southport Acquisition Co. (0.00%), Clean Energy Special Situations Corp. (0.00%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Aon plc ($5.63 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.41 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($5.32 billion), Baidu, Inc. ($4.45 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.86 billion), Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. ($3.30 billion), Airbnb, Inc. ($2.82 billion), Bilibili Inc. Sponsored ADR ($2.34 billion), GameStop Corp. ($2.24 billion), and Expedia Group, Inc. ($2.21 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BFT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Foley Trasimene Acquisition Corp. II as its price is falling. BFT shares are trading down $0.26 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 Foley Trasimene Acquisition Corp. 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 BFT, 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 BFT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2021.