Avista Healthcare Public Acquisition Corp. Units (AHPAU) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Avista Healthcare Public Acquisition Corp. Units shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, investors have sold 700 shares of AHPAU short. Learn More on Avista Healthcare Public Acquisition Corp. Units' current short interest.

Avista Healthcare Public Acquisition Corp. Units saw a decrease in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 700 shares, a decrease of 22.2% from the previous total of 900 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "shell companies" compare to Avista Healthcare Public Acquisition Corp. Units: Black Hawk Acquisition Co. (0.01%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.50 billion), KLA Co. ($2.53 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($2.50 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.91 billion), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.78 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.78 billion), HP Inc. ($1.75 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.70 billion), Lumen Technologies, Inc. ($1.58 billion), and Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.45 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AHPAU is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Avista Healthcare Public Acquisition Corp. Units 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 Avista Healthcare Public Acquisition Corp. Units 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 AHPAU, 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 AHPAU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2022.