Arqit Quantum (ARQQ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Arqit Quantum shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 15th, traders have sold 298,200 shares of ARQQ short. 5.47% of Arqit Quantum's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Arqit Quantum'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. 5.47% of Arqit Quantum's floating shares are currently sold short.

Arqit Quantum saw a drop in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 298,200 shares, a drop of 28.2% from the previous total of 415,100 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.

Arqit Quantum currently has issued a total of 12,504,000 shares. Some of Arqit Quantum'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. Arqit Quantum currently has a public float of 5,450,000 shares.

5.47% of Arqit Quantum's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "computer software" compare to Arqit Quantum: AvidXchange Holdings, Inc. (2.82%), EverCommerce Inc. (4.27%), Marqeta, Inc. (4.21%), Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc. (2.98%), Endava plc (1.78%), Jamf Holding Corp. (4.78%), Sprout Social, Inc. (8.85%), N-able, Inc. (1.38%), Certara, Inc. (3.83%), Opera Limited (1.74%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.32 billion), Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.06 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.45 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.79 billion), International Paper ($2.70 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.21 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($2.13 billion), and Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.05 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ARQQ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Arqit Quantum as its price is falling. ARQQ shares are trading up $0.63 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 Arqit Quantum 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 ARQQ, 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 ARQQ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 15 2024.