Captivision (CAPT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Captivision shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 31st, investors have sold 30,500 shares of CAPT short. 0.13% of Captivision's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Captivision'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. 0.13% of Captivision's floating shares are currently sold short.

Captivision saw a decrease in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 30,500 shares, a decrease of 23.6% from the previous total of 39,900 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.

Captivision currently has issued a total of 59,330,000 shares. Some of Captivision'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. Captivision currently has a public float of 23,560,000 shares.

0.13% of Captivision's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "electrical equipment" compare to Captivision: NOVONIX Limited (0.10%), Solid Power, Inc. (11.53%), 374Water Inc. (6.10%), SES AI Co. (3.23%), Gauzy (1.32%), Ultralife Co. (1.71%), FREYR Battery, Inc. (9.69%), Amprius Technologies, Inc. (6.08%), SKYX Platforms Corp. (4.63%), NeoVolta Inc. (2.22%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.18 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.64 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.54 billion), International Paper ($2.46 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.87 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Onsemi ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CAPT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Captivision as its price is falling. CAPT shares are trading down $0.10 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 Captivision 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 CAPT, 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 CAPT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.