Williams Rowland Acquisition (WRAC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Williams Rowland Acquisition shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, investors have sold 2,600 shares of WRAC short. 0.04% of Williams Rowland Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Williams Rowland 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. 0.04% of Williams Rowland Acquisition's floating shares are currently sold short.

Williams Rowland Acquisition saw a decline in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,600 shares, a decline of 7.1% from the previous total of 2,800 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.

Williams Rowland Acquisition currently has issued a total of 8,350,000 shares. Some of Williams Rowland 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. Williams Rowland Acquisition currently has a public float of 7,260,000 shares.

0.04% of Williams Rowland Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "holding & other investment offices" compare to Williams Rowland Acquisition: Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. II (0.56%), Cartesian Growth Co. II (0.02%), Keen Vision Acquisition Co. (0.01%), Spark I Acquisition Co. (0.03%), SK Growth Opportunities Co. (0.45%), Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VI (0.01%), and Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. II (0.02%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.05 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.06 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.37 billion), Paramount Global ($2.14 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.13 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.00 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($1.94 billion), Extra Space Storage Inc. ($1.77 billion), CarMax, Inc. ($1.59 billion), and Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.56 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling WRAC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Williams Rowland Acquisition 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 Williams Rowland Acquisition 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 WRAC, 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 WRAC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2023.