Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. V (IPOE) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. V shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 14th, traders have sold 24,080,000 shares of IPOE short. 30.25% of Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. V's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. V's 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. IPOE shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. V's short interest ratio.

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. 30.25% of Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. V's floating shares are currently sold short.

Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. V saw a drop in short interest during the month of May. As of May 14th, there was short interest totaling 24,080,000 shares, a drop of 5.4% from the previous total of 25,460,000 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.

Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. V currently has issued a total of 100,625,000 shares. Some of Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. V'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. Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. V currently has a public float of 79,600,000 shares.

30.25% of Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. V's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. V: Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (3.73%), Lesaka Technologies, Inc. (0.14%), and Usio, Inc. (0.46%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Aon plc ($6.79 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.98 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($5.56 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($5.37 billion), Airbnb, Inc. ($3.72 billion), Nuance Communications, Inc. ($2.87 billion), Snap Inc. ($2.70 billion), Expedia Group, Inc. ($2.27 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.19 billion), and VMware, Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling IPOE is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. V as its price is falling. IPOE shares are trading up $0.32 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 Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. V 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 IPOE, 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 IPOE, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 14 2021.