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 covered or closed out. As of December 31st, investors have sold 50,600 shares of CAPT short. 0.18% 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. 0.18% of Captivision's floating shares are currently sold short.

Captivision saw a increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 50,600 shares, an increase of 40.9% from the previous total of 35,900 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 30,610,000 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 27,790,000 shares.

0.18% 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: ESS Tech, Inc. (7.59%), Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc. (1.13%), Welsbach Technology Metals Acquisition Corp. (0.05%), Erayak Power Solution Group Inc. (0.05%), Orion Energy Systems, Inc. (0.33%), Flux Power Holdings, Inc. (1.07%), Sunrise New Energy Co., Ltd. (0.09%), Electra Battery Materials Co. (0.61%), Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp. (4.38%), CCSC Technology International Holdings Limited (16.36%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.83 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.98 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.97 billion), International Paper ($2.64 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.81 billion), SoundHound AI, Inc. ($1.59 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.57 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 $0.03 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 December, 31 2024.