PureCycle Technologies (PCT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of PureCycle Technologies shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 31st, investors have sold 39,260,000 shares of PCT short. 28.04% of PureCycle Technologies' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on PureCycle Technologies' current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. PCT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 14.0. Learn More on PureCycle Technologies's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of PureCycle Technologies: Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Bank of Montreal Can, Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc., Belvedere Trading LLC, Financial Advocates Investment Management, and Bluefin Capital Management LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 28.04% of PureCycle Technologies' floating shares are currently sold short.

PureCycle Technologies saw a decrease in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 39,260,000 shares, a decrease of 11.6% from the previous total of 44,400,000 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.

PureCycle Technologies currently has issued a total of 164,960,000 shares. Some of PureCycle Technologies' 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. PureCycle Technologies currently has a public float of 140,000,000 shares.

28.04% of PureCycle Technologies' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "chemicals" compare to PureCycle Technologies: CSW Industrials, Inc. (2.36%), Element Solutions Inc (0.77%), Arcadium Lithium plc (6.21%), ICL Group Ltd (0.15%), The Chemours Company (5.19%), Methanex Co. (0.96%), Perimeter Solutions, SA (1.59%), Tronox Holdings plc (5.44%), Ingevity Co. (2.97%), CVR Partners, LP (0.77%),

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 PCT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from PureCycle Technologies as its price is falling. PCT shares are trading down $0.65 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 PureCycle Technologies 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 PCT, 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 PCT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.