Freedom Acquisition I (FACT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Freedom Acquisition I shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 30th, traders have sold 6,000 shares of FACT short. 0.05% of Freedom Acquisition I's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Freedom Acquisition 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. 0.05% of Freedom Acquisition I's floating shares are currently sold short.

Freedom Acquisition I currently has issued a total of 19,870,000 shares. Some of Freedom Acquisition 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. Freedom Acquisition I currently has a public float of 11,040,000 shares.

0.05% of Freedom Acquisition I's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "oils/energy" compare to Freedom Acquisition I: Emeren Group Ltd (2.87%), Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd. (38.90%), Tigo Energy, Inc. (0.55%), FTC Solar, Inc. (16.88%), Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. (16.34%), San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (1.50%), PrimeEnergy Resources Co. (0.58%), Hallador Energy (4.52%), RGC Resources, Inc. (1.05%), Aemetis, Inc. (12.65%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: TC Energy Co. ($3.35 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.07 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.80 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.58 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.17 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.13 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.11 billion), Palantir Technologies Inc. ($2.03 billion), Extra Space Storage Inc. ($1.81 billion), and Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($1.63 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FACT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Freedom Acquisition 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 Freedom Acquisition I 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 FACT, 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 FACT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2023.