ION Acquisition Corp 1 (IACA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of ION Acquisition Corp 1 shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 15th, traders have sold 954,500 shares of IACA short. 3.85% of ION Acquisition Corp 1's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on ION Acquisition Corp 1'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. IACA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on ION Acquisition Corp 1'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. 3.85% of ION Acquisition Corp 1's floating shares are currently sold short.

ION Acquisition Corp 1 saw a increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 954,500 shares, an increase of 17.0% from the previous total of 815,900 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.

ION Acquisition Corp 1 currently has issued a total of 25,875,000 shares. Some of ION Acquisition Corp 1'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. ION Acquisition Corp 1 currently has a public float of 24,820,000 shares.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AstraZeneca PLC ($7.95 billion), Tesla, Inc. ($7.86 billion), Block, Inc. ($7.16 billion), Aon plc ($7.04 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($6.99 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($6.83 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($6.30 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.98 billion), AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. ($5.02 billion), and Wayfair Inc. ($4.68 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling IACA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from ION Acquisition Corp 1 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 ION Acquisition Corp 1 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 IACA, 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 IACA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 15 2021.