Verde Clean Fuels (VGAS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Verde Clean Fuels shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 15th, traders have sold 81,000 shares of VGAS short. 2.43% of Verde Clean Fuels' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Verde Clean Fuels' 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. VGAS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 8.0. Learn More on Verde Clean Fuels'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. 2.43% of Verde Clean Fuels' floating shares are currently sold short.

Verde Clean Fuels saw a drop in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 81,000 shares, a drop of 0.1% from the previous total of 81,100 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.

Verde Clean Fuels currently has issued a total of 32,050,000 shares. Some of Verde Clean Fuels' 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. Verde Clean Fuels currently has a public float of 3,330,000 shares.

2.43% of Verde Clean Fuels' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "chemicals" compare to Verde Clean Fuels: Luxfer Holdings PLC (0.83%), ASP Isotopes Inc. (12.25%), Arq, Inc. (3.21%), Aemetis, Inc. (11.14%), Origin Materials, Inc. (4.80%), Cibus, Inc. (10.47%), Alto Ingredients, Inc. (1.34%), TLGY Acquisition Co. (0.00%), Loop Industries, Inc. (3.53%), China Green Agriculture, Inc. (0.65%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($4.85 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.81 billion), International Paper ($2.96 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.40 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.38 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($2.05 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.03 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.82 billion), and Tractor Supply ($1.65 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling VGAS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Verde Clean Fuels as its price is falling. VGAS shares are trading down $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 Verde Clean Fuels 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 VGAS, 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 VGAS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 15 2024.