IB Acquisition (IBAC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of IB Acquisition shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 31st, investors have sold 46,000 shares of IBAC short. 0.36% of IB Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on IB Acquisition'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. 0.36% of IB Acquisition's floating shares are currently sold short.

IB Acquisition saw a drop in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 46,000 shares, a drop of 2.3% from the previous total of 47,100 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.

IB Acquisition currently has issued a total of 13,741,000 shares. Some of IB 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. IB Acquisition currently has a public float of 12,910,000 shares.

0.36% of IB Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "trading" compare to IB Acquisition: Vinci Partners Investments Ltd. (0.32%), Permian Basin Royalty Trust (0.41%), Peakstone Realty Trust (3.19%), Farmland Partners Inc. (7.66%), Gladstone Land Co. (1.63%), Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated (2.65%), Agriculture & Natural Solutions Acquisition Co. (0.00%), CTO Realty Growth, Inc. (4.11%), Net Lease Office Properties (16.60%), Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (5.61%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.11 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($4.04 billion), Suncor Energy Inc. ($3.19 billion), Aptiv PLC ($2.56 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.48 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.28 billion), Onsemi ($2.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.98 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.93 billion), and International Paper ($1.93 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling IBAC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from IB 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 IB Acquisition 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 IBAC, 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 IBAC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2024.