Horizon Acquisition Co. II (HZON) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Horizon Acquisition Co. II shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, traders have sold 54,600 shares of HZON short. 3.21% of Horizon Acquisition Co. II's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Horizon Acquisition Co. II's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. HZON shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Horizon Acquisition Co. II's short interest ratio.

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. 3.21% of Horizon Acquisition Co. II's floating shares are currently sold short.

Horizon Acquisition Co. II saw a drop in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 54,600 shares, a drop of 3.5% from the previous total of 56,600 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.

Horizon Acquisition Co. II currently has issued a total of 30,350,000 shares. Some of Horizon Acquisition Co. 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. Horizon Acquisition Co. II currently has a public float of 1,700,000 shares.

3.21% of Horizon Acquisition Co. II's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "holding & other investment offices" compare to Horizon Acquisition Co. II: Kayne Anderson BDC, Inc. (0.30%), Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (0.49%), Trinity Capital Inc. (1.80%), Ares Acquisition Co. II (1.27%), CION Investment Co. (1.08%), Nabors Energy Transition Corp. II (0.17%), Marblegate Acquisition Corp. (0.49%), Sound Point Meridian Capital, Inc. (0.04%), Codere Online Luxembourg, S.A. (2.48%), Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. II (0.56%),

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 HZON is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Horizon Acquisition Co. II as its price is falling. HZON shares are trading up $0.02 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 Horizon Acquisition Co. 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 HZON, 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 HZON, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2023.