Yucaipa Acquisition (YAC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Yucaipa Acquisition shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 30th, traders have sold 15,800 shares of YAC short. 0.05% of Yucaipa Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Yucaipa 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. 0.05% of Yucaipa Acquisition's floating shares are currently sold short.

Yucaipa Acquisition saw a drop in short interest during the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 15,800 shares, a drop of 25.5% from the previous total of 21,200 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.

Yucaipa Acquisition currently has issued a total of 34,500,000 shares. Some of Yucaipa 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. Yucaipa Acquisition currently has a public float of 34,460,000 shares.

0.05% of Yucaipa Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Yucaipa Acquisition: Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. II (0.56%), Cartesian Growth Co. II (0.01%), SK Growth Opportunities Co. (0.45%), Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VI (0.03%), Plum Acquisition Corp. III (0.02%), Zalatoris Acquisition Corp. (0.00%), Concord Acquisition Corp II (0.00%), Direct Selling Acquisition Corp. (0.00%), Integrated Rail and Resources Acquisition Corp. (0.00%), Global Lights Acquisition Corp (0.29%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($11.35 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($8.85 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.23 billion), Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited ($4.96 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($3.99 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($3.89 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($2.57 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($2.44 billion), eBay Inc. ($2.34 billion), and Teladoc Health, Inc. ($2.30 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling YAC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Yucaipa 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 Yucaipa 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 YAC, 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 YAC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2021.