Foley Trasimene Acquisition (WPF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Foley Trasimene Acquisition shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 15th, traders have sold 583,900 shares of WPF short. 0.57% of Foley Trasimene Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Foley Trasimene 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. 0.57% of Foley Trasimene Acquisition's floating shares are currently sold short.

Foley Trasimene Acquisition saw a increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 583,900 shares, an increase of 0.6% from the previous total of 580,700 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.

Foley Trasimene Acquisition currently has issued a total of 129,375,000 shares. Some of Foley Trasimene 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. Foley Trasimene Acquisition currently has a public float of 103,000,000 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 WPF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Foley Trasimene Acquisition as its price is falling. WPF shares are trading down $0.09 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 Foley Trasimene 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 WPF, 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 WPF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 15 2021.