Vicinity Motor (VEV) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Vicinity Motor shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 15th, traders have sold 787,500 shares of VEV short. 1.72% of Vicinity Motor's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Vicinity Motor'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. 1.72% of Vicinity Motor's floating shares are currently sold short.

Vicinity Motor saw a increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 787,500 shares, an increase of 168.0% from the previous total of 293,800 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.

Vicinity Motor currently has issued a total of 50,470,000 shares. Some of Vicinity Motor'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. Vicinity Motor currently has a public float of 45,830,000 shares.

1.72% of Vicinity Motor's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "automobiles and trucks" compare to Vicinity Motor: Ideanomics, Inc. (9.51%), Volcon, Inc. (8.00%), VinFast Auto Ltd. (7.37%), Toyota Motor Co. (0.05%), Ferrari (1.08%), Stellantis (1.02%), Li Auto Inc. (2.61%), Magna International Inc. (2.95%), XPeng Inc. (3.81%), Rivian Automotive, Inc. (18.49%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.14 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.15 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.69 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.48 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.24 billion), International Paper ($2.04 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.96 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.91 billion), and SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.84 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling VEV is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Vicinity Motor 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 Vicinity Motor 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 VEV, 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 VEV, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2024.