Vast Renewables (VSTE) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Vast Renewables shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 31st, traders have sold 692,000 shares of VSTE short. 33.27% of Vast Renewables' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Vast Renewables' 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. 33.27% of Vast Renewables' floating shares are currently sold short.

Vast Renewables saw a increase in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 692,000 shares, an increase of 5,917.4% from the previous total of 11,500 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.

Vast Renewables currently has issued a total of 16,750,000 shares. Some of Vast Renewables' 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. Vast Renewables currently has a public float of 2,080,000 shares.

33.27% of Vast Renewables' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Vast Renewables: INNOVATE Corp. (6.30%), Rectitude Holdings, Ltd. (0.38%), Mingteng International Co. Inc. (0.44%), TechPrecision Co. (0.02%), Nature Wood Group Limited (0.15%), ReTo Eco-Solutions, Inc. (0.86%), ZK International Group Co., Ltd. (1.83%), Highway Holdings Limited (2.41%), FGI Industries Ltd. (4.86%), AgriFORCE Growing Systems Ltd. (0.42%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.18 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.64 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.54 billion), International Paper ($2.46 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.87 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Onsemi ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling VSTE is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Vast Renewables as its price is falling. VSTE shares are trading down $0.04 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 Vast Renewables 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 VSTE, 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 VSTE, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.