PowerUp Acquisition (PWUP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of PowerUp Acquisition shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, investors have sold 1,700 shares of PWUP short. 0.09% of PowerUp Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on PowerUp 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. 0.09% of PowerUp Acquisition's floating shares are currently sold short.

PowerUp Acquisition saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,700 shares, an increase of 21.4% from the previous total of 1,400 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.

PowerUp Acquisition currently has issued a total of 8,990,000 shares. Some of PowerUp 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. PowerUp Acquisition currently has a public float of 1,800,000 shares.

0.09% of PowerUp 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 PowerUp Acquisition: Mars Acquisition Corp. (0.07%), Finnovate Acquisition Corp. (0.01%), IX Acquisition Corp. (0.01%), Trailblazer Merger Co. I (0.01%), Bowen Acquisition Corp (0.04%), Golden Star Acquisition Co. (0.01%), Thunder Bridge Capital Partners IV Inc. (0.10%), CSLM Acquisition Corp. (0.03%), Direct Selling Acquisition Corp. (0.01%), Osiris Acquisition Corp. (0.15%),

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 PWUP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from PowerUp 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 PowerUp 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 PWUP, 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 PWUP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2024.