Metal Sky Star Acquisition (MSSA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Metal Sky Star Acquisition shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 31st, traders have sold 2,000 shares of MSSA short. 0.06% of Metal Sky Star Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Metal Sky Star 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. 0.06% of Metal Sky Star Acquisition's floating shares are currently sold short.

Metal Sky Star Acquisition saw a drop in short interest during the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,000 shares, a drop of 28.6% from the previous total of 2,800 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.

Metal Sky Star Acquisition currently has issued a total of 6,410,000 shares. Some of Metal Sky Star 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. Metal Sky Star Acquisition currently has a public float of 3,200,000 shares.

0.06% of Metal Sky Star Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "trading" compare to Metal Sky Star Acquisition: NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. (0.68%), Rigetti Computing, Inc. (16.55%), Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc. (0.72%), Cartesian Growth Co. II (0.01%), Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. II (0.05%), Silvercrest Asset Management Group Inc. (0.45%), Industrial Logistics Properties Trust (2.75%), Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc. (0.47%), Orion Office REIT Inc. (0.79%), Investcorp Europe Acquisition Corp I (0.00%),

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 MSSA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Metal Sky Star Acquisition as its price is falling. MSSA shares are trading down $0.33 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 Metal Sky Star 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 MSSA, 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 MSSA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.