Versus Systems (VSSYW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Versus Systems shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 15th, traders have sold 6,600 shares of VSSYW short. Learn More on Versus Systems' current short interest.

Versus Systems saw a increase in short interest in February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totaling 6,600 shares, an increase of 78.4% from the previous total of 3,700 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "business services" compare to Versus Systems: Alibaba Group Holding Limited (2.24%), S&P Global Inc. (0.94%), Uber Technologies, Inc. (3.10%), PDD Holdings Inc. (1.80%), MercadoLibre, Inc. (1.34%), Relx Plc (0.11%), DoorDash, Inc. (2.50%), PayPal Holdings, Inc. (3.34%), Waste Connections, Inc. (1.02%), Trip.com Group Limited (2.47%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($25.81 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.38 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($7.74 billion), AppLovin Co. ($6.32 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($5.97 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.89 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.94 billion), Schlumberger Limited ($3.19 billion), and Reddit, Inc. ($3.01 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling VSSYW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Versus Systems as its price is falling. VSSYW shares are trading up $0.00 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 Versus Systems 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 VSSYW, 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 VSSYW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 15 2025.