GS Acquisition Holdings Corp II (GSAH) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of GS Acquisition Holdings Corp II shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 30th, investors have sold 462,700 shares of GSAH short. 0.62% of GS Acquisition Holdings Corp II's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on GS Acquisition Holdings 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. 0.62% of GS Acquisition Holdings Corp II's floating shares are currently sold short.

GS Acquisition Holdings Corp II saw a increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 462,700 shares, an increase of 25.7% from the previous total of 368,200 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.

GS Acquisition Holdings Corp II currently has issued a total of 93,750,000 shares. Some of GS Acquisition Holdings 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. GS Acquisition Holdings Corp II currently has a public float of 74,640,000 shares.

0.62% of GS Acquisition Holdings Corp II's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "computer and technology" compare to GS Acquisition Holdings Corp II: QuinStreet, Inc. (4.62%), A10 Networks, Inc. (4.35%), ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC. (0.10%), TaskUs, Inc. (10.63%), Soho House & Co Inc. (3.57%), SMART Global Holdings, Inc. (8.76%), Transcat, Inc. (1.96%), indie Semiconductor, Inc. (16.73%), Riskified Ltd. (1.03%), Angi Inc. (14.52%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: S&P Global Inc. ($7.35 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($6.43 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.68 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($4.48 billion), Uber Technologies, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited ($3.73 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($3.10 billion), Zoom Video Communications, Inc. ($2.87 billion), Match Group, Inc. ($2.83 billion), and DoorDash, Inc. ($2.54 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling GSAH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from GS Acquisition Holdings Corp 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 GS Acquisition Holdings Corp II 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 GSAH, 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 GSAH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2021.