Aura FAT Projects Acquisition (AFAR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Aura FAT Projects Acquisition shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, traders have sold 2,000 shares of AFAR short. 0.07% of Aura FAT Projects Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Aura FAT Projects 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. 0.07% of Aura FAT Projects Acquisition's floating shares are currently sold short.

Aura FAT Projects Acquisition saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,000 shares, an increase of 33.3% from the previous total of 1,500 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.

Aura FAT Projects Acquisition currently has issued a total of 5,782,000 shares. Some of Aura FAT Projects 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. Aura FAT Projects Acquisition currently has a public float of 2,780,000 shares.

0.07% of Aura FAT Projects 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 Aura FAT Projects Acquisition: Patria Latin American Opportunity Acquisition Corp. (0.01%), Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. II (0.02%), Cartesian Growth Co. II (0.02%), Concord Acquisition Corp II (0.15%), Investcorp Europe Acquisition Corp I (0.08%), SDCL EDGE Acquisition Co. (0.03%), Keen Vision Acquisition Co. (0.05%), Gores Holdings IX, Inc. (0.02%), Mountain & Co. I Acquisition Corp. (0.02%), Burtech Acquisition Corp. (0.13%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.30 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.10 billion), General Motors ($2.84 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.77 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.22 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.12 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($2.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AFAR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Aura FAT Projects 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 Aura FAT Projects 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 AFAR, 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 AFAR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024.