Digital World Acquisition (DWACU) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Digital World Acquisition shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 29th, traders have sold 1,400 shares of DWACU short. Learn More on Digital World Acquisition's current short interest.

Digital World Acquisition saw a decrease in short interest in the month of February. As of February 29th, there was short interest totaling 1,400 shares, a decrease of 48.1% from the previous total of 2,700 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.

Digital World Acquisition currently has issued a total of 0 shares. Some of Digital World 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. Digital World Acquisition currently has a public float of 29,880,000 shares.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "shell companies" compare to Digital World Acquisition: Black Hawk Acquisition Co. (0.01%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.39 billion), General Motors ($3.88 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.22 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.13 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.76 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.63 billion), Suncor Energy Inc. ($2.48 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.04 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.87 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling DWACU is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Digital World 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 Digital World Acquisition 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 DWACU, 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 DWACU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 29 2024.