Inception Growth Acquisition (IGTA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Inception Growth Acquisition shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, investors have sold 5,300 shares of IGTA short. 0.12% of Inception Growth Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Inception Growth 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. 0.12% of Inception Growth Acquisition's floating shares are currently sold short.

Inception Growth Acquisition saw a decline in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 5,300 shares, a decline of 53.5% from the previous total of 11,400 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.

Inception Growth Acquisition currently has issued a total of 5,590,000 shares. Some of Inception Growth 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. Inception Growth Acquisition currently has a public float of 4,280,000 shares.

0.12% of Inception Growth Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "holding & other investment offices" compare to Inception Growth Acquisition: Newbury Street Acquisition Co. (0.25%), RF Acquisition Corp. (0.02%), Bellevue Life Sciences Acquisition Corp. (0.05%), Aura FAT Projects Acquisition Corp (0.05%), Corner Growth Acquisition Corp. 2 (0.01%), FutureTech II Acquisition Corp. (0.10%), Clean Energy Special Situations Corp. (0.04%), Globalink Investment Inc. (0.00%), Cactus Acquisition Corp. 1 Limited (0.14%), Blue Ocean Acquisition Corp. (0.03%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.35 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.06 billion), General Motors ($2.88 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.32 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.27 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.95 billion), and Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling IGTA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Inception Growth Acquisition as its price is falling. IGTA shares are trading up $0.01 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 Inception Growth 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 IGTA, 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 IGTA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2024.