Tailwind Acquisition Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Tailwind Acquisition shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 31st, investors have sold 88,900 shares of TWND short. 0.27% of Tailwind Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Tailwind Acquisition'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. 0.27% of Tailwind Acquisition's floating shares are currently sold short.

Tailwind Acquisition saw a decrease in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 88,900 shares, a decrease of 96.8% from the previous total of 2,740,000 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.

Tailwind Acquisition currently has issued a total of 41,777,000 shares. Some of Tailwind Acquisition'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. Tailwind Acquisition currently has a public float of 32,990,000 shares.

0.27% of Tailwind Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "management consulting services" compare to Tailwind Acquisition: Montrose Environmental Group, Inc. (4.58%), Huron Consulting Group Inc. (2.51%), The RMR Group Inc. (1.17%), The Hackett Group, Inc. (2.47%), GreenBox POS (11.13%), Atlas Technical Consultants, Inc. (2.19%), Information Services Group, Inc. (0.65%), BlackRock Capital Investment Co. (0.71%), Mastech Digital, Inc. (0.85%), and Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. (0.37%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Square, Inc. ($9.81 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($7.52 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($7.18 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($6.21 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($4.60 billion), Zoom Video Communications, Inc. ($3.23 billion), Uber Technologies, Inc. ($3.11 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($2.74 billion), Teladoc Health, Inc. ($2.52 billion), and Etsy, Inc. ($2.16 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling TWND is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Tailwind Acquisition as its price is falling. To short Tailwind Acquisition 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 Tailwind Acquisition 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 Tailwind Acquisition 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 TWND, 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 TWND, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2021.