SCVX (SCVX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of SCVX shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 28th, investors have sold 8,300 shares of SCVX short. 0.04% of SCVX's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on SCVX'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. 0.04% of SCVX's floating shares are currently sold short.

SCVX saw a increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 8,300 shares, an increase of 93.0% from the previous total of 4,300 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.

SCVX currently has issued a total of 28,750,000 shares. Some of SCVX'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. SCVX currently has a public float of 22,490,000 shares.

0.04% of SCVX's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "industrials" compare to SCVX: Matrix Service (1.05%), Daseke, Inc. (2.18%), System1, Inc. (5.77%), Ballard Power Systems Inc. (9.51%), Caravelle International Group (0.89%), HireRight Holdings Co. (1.83%), Zoomcar Holdings, Inc. (0.21%), Laser Photonics Co. (9.88%), Energy Services of America Co. (1.23%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.96 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($4.37 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($2.87 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.70 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.31 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($2.29 billion), Snap Inc. ($2.23 billion), Datadog, Inc. ($2.21 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.96 billion), and Zoom Video Communications, Inc. ($1.89 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SCVX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from SCVX 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 SCVX 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 SCVX, 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 SCVX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2022.