Velocity Financial (VEL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $19.97 +0.27 (+1.37%) (As of 05:17 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Velocity Financial Short Interest DataVelocity Financial (VEL) has a short interest of 780,200 shares, representing 3.98% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 6.51% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 18.5, indicating that it would take 18.5 days of the average trading volume of 31,673 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest780,200 sharesPrevious Short Interest732,500 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+6.51%Dollar Volume Sold Short$16.00 millionShort Interest Ratio18.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateDecember 15, 2024Outstanding Shares33,115,000 sharesFloat Size19,600,000 sharesShort Percent of Float3.98%Today's Trading Volume51,220 sharesAverage Trading Volume31,673 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average162% Short Selling Velocity Financial? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Velocity Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartVEL Short Interest Over TimeVEL Days to Cover Over TimeVEL Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad StocksToTradeTSLA *BANG* incoming (bullet in the chamber rn)I just pinpointed 5 dirt-cheap stocks that could soar the second the shot goes off. 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Velocity Financial Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 12/15/2024780,200 shares $16.00 million +6.5%4.0%18.5 $20.51 11/30/2024732,500 shares $14.99 million -36.9%3.7%20 $20.46 11/15/20241,160,000 shares $23.17 million +32.0%5.9%27.3 $19.98 10/31/2024878,600 shares $16.92 million -0.9%4.5%19.9 $19.26 10/15/2024886,900 shares $17.29 million -0.2%4.5%20.1 $19.50 9/30/2024888,600 shares $17.43 million +15.6%4.5%20.1 $19.61 Get the Latest News and Ratings for VEL and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Velocity Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 9/15/2024768,500 shares $15.00 million +23.4%3.9%16.9 $19.52 8/31/2024623,000 shares $11.69 million +5.8%3.2%15.9 $18.77 8/15/2024589,100 shares $10.75 million -20.0%3.0%18.8 $18.24 7/31/2024736,100 shares $13.93 million +13.7%3.8%27 $18.93 7/15/2024647,400 shares $12.33 million -1.6%3.3%28.8 $19.04 6/30/2024657,600 shares $11.79 million +1.5%3.4%30.3 $17.93 6/15/2024647,700 shares $12.02 million +1.8%3.3%32.7 $18.56 5/31/2024636,400 shares $11.77 million +9.6%3.2%31.5 $18.50 5/15/2024580,600 shares $10.32 million +1.1%2.9%29.8 $17.77 4/30/2024574,300 shares $9.85 million -1.2%2.9%31.6 $17.15 4/15/2024581,500 shares $9.40 million +15.1%3.0%34 $16.16 3/31/2024505,200 shares $9.09 million +6.4%2.6%30.1 $18.00 3/15/2024474,900 shares $8.22 million +0.6%2.5%26.1 $17.30 2/29/2024471,900 shares $7.72 million +1.3%2.5%21.5 $16.35 2/15/2024466,000 shares $7.72 million -0.5%2.4%20.7 $16.57 1/31/2024468,300 shares $7.48 million +1.3%2.4%20.3 $15.97 1/15/2024462,300 shares $7.41 million +19.1%2.4%19.3 $16.02 12/31/2023388,300 shares $6.69 million +3.0%2.0%16.7 $17.22 12/15/2023377,000 shares $5.98 million +22.4%1.9%17.9 $15.85 11/30/2023308,000 shares $4.58 million +2.1%1.6%13.8 $14.88 11/15/2023301,600 shares $4.61 million +3.3%1.5%14.2 $15.29 10/31/2023292,100 shares $3.37 million +4.7%1.5%14.2 $11.55 10/15/2023279,000 shares $3.08 million +1.3%1.4%13.3 $11.04 9/30/2023275,400 shares $3.11 million +4.3%1.4%13.9 $11.30 9/15/2023264,000 shares $3.03 million +16.8%1.4%12.3 $11.47 8/31/2023226,000 shares $2.80 million +12.3%1.2%12.2 $12.39 8/15/2023201,200 shares $2.66 million +11.6%1.0%10.8 $13.23 7/31/2023180,300 shares $2.23 million -2.7%0.9%9.9 $12.38 7/15/2023185,300 shares $2.19 million -1.1%1.0%9.9 $11.84 6/30/2023187,400 shares $2.16 million -8.1%1.0%9.8 $11.53 6/15/2023204,000 shares $2.35 million +1.6%1.1%11 $11.50 5/31/2023200,700 shares $1.81 million -0.9%1.0%8.7 $9.00 5/15/2023202,500 shares $1.83 million +5.9%1.1%8.6 $9.05 4/30/2023191,200 shares $1.74 million +2.3%1.0%7.7 $9.12Kamala’s final humiliation (Ad)The investments connected to Trump's second term in ways that almost nobody outside his inner circle is aware of… yet have the potential to deliver colossal returns over the next four years. 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It’s all waiting for you here. 4/15/2023186,900 shares $1.67 million +1.4%1.0%6.6 $8.94 3/31/2023184,400 shares $1.67 million -5.4%1.0%6.5 $9.03 3/15/2023195,000 shares $1.68 million -15.7%1.0%7.1 $8.62 2/28/2023231,300 shares $2.23 million -4.4%1.2%11 $9.64 2/15/2023241,900 shares $2.39 million -2.1%1.3%12.6 $9.90 1/31/2023247,200 shares $2.49 million +1.3%1.3%13 $10.09 1/15/2023244,000 shares $2.44 million -1.7%1.3%13.8 $10.00 12/30/2022248,100 shares $2.39 million +31.1%1.3%13.4 $9.65 12/15/2022189,300 shares $1.82 million -2.1%1.0%10.1 $9.63 11/30/2022193,300 shares $1.97 million -5.8%1.0%10.2 $10.17 11/15/2022205,100 shares $2.09 million +95.7%1.1%10.7 $10.17 10/31/2022104,800 shares $1.02 million -3.9%0.5%5.4 $9.71 10/15/2022109,000 shares $1.14 million -4.7%0.6%6.9 $10.43 9/30/2022114,400 shares $1.24 million +1.6%0.6%7.4 $10.84 9/15/2022112,600 shares $1.32 million +0.6%0.6%7.8 $11.74 8/31/2022111,900 shares $1.28 million -6.4%0.6%7.6 $11.42 8/15/2022119,500 shares $1.43 million -1.3%0.6%8.1 $12.00 7/31/2022121,100 shares $1.43 million -2.6%0.6%7.4 $11.83 7/15/2022124,300 shares $1.30 million -17.4%0.6%7.6 $10.49 6/30/2022150,500 shares $1.65 million +21.4%0.8%9.8 $10.99 6/15/2022124,000 shares $1.26 million +10.7%0.6%8.1 $10.16 5/31/2022112,000 shares $1.23 million -13.8%0.6%8.2 $10.95 5/15/2022129,900 shares $1.41 million +9.2%0.7%8.9 $10.82 4/30/2022119,000 shares $1.27 million +3.2%0.6%7.6 $10.70 4/15/2022115,300 shares $1.14 million -9.4%0.6%7.5 $9.90 3/31/2022127,300 shares $1.39 million -14.2%0.7%7.6 $10.94 3/15/2022148,400 shares $1.57 million -5.8%0.8%7.6 $10.60 2/28/2022157,500 shares $2.01 million -34.3%0.8%5.9 $12.79 2/15/2022239,800 shares $3.07 million +5.0%1.2%8.5 $12.80 1/31/2022228,500 shares $2.94 million +1.0%1.2%7.7 $12.86 1/15/2022226,200 shares $3.08 million -4.5%1.2%6.6 $13.61 12/31/2021236,800 shares $3.24 million +17.3%1.2%7.3 $13.70 12/15/2021201,900 shares $2.66 million -0.1%1.0%6.6 $13.16 11/30/2021202,100 shares $2.44 million +4.2%1.0%8.1 $12.08 11/15/2021194,000 shares $2.52 million +47.5%1.0%9 $13.01 10/29/2021131,500 shares $1.69 million -4.2%0.7%7.1 $12.85 10/15/2021137,200 shares $1.71 million -8.6%1.1%9.9 $12.47 9/30/2021150,100 shares $1.98 million +3.2%1.2%8.9 $13.16 9/15/2021145,500 shares $1.88 million -11.3%1.1%4.2 $12.90 8/31/2021164,100 shares $2.11 million +1.4%1.3%4.2 $12.87 8/13/2021161,900 shares $2.09 million -5.0%1.3%3.7 $12.94 7/30/2021170,400 shares $2.16 million +5.3%1.4%3.2 $12.65 7/15/2021161,800 shares $2.03 million -6.2%1.3%1.9 $12.52 6/30/2021172,500 shares $2.15 million +164.6%1.3%2.1 $12.49 6/15/202165,200 shares $850,208.00 -10.4%0.5%1 $13.04 5/28/202172,800 shares $785,512.00 -19.0%0.6%1 $10.79 5/14/202189,900 shares $1.02 million +20.5%0.7%1.4 $11.30 4/30/202174,600 shares $680,352.00 -3.9%0.6%1.2 $9.12 4/15/202177,600 shares $699,952.00 -21.4%0.6%2.7 $9.02 3/31/202198,700 shares $886,770.15 -15.7%0.8%3.6 $8.98Kamala’s final humiliation (Ad)The investments connected to Trump's second term in ways that almost nobody outside his inner circle is aware of… yet have the potential to deliver colossal returns over the next four years. I’m not talking about Tesla, Palantir, or anything else you’ve heard parroted by the mainstream financial press. No. These are Trump’s Secret Stocks. It’s all waiting for you here. 3/15/2021117,100 shares $1.03 million +1.3%0.9%4.3 $8.77 2/26/2021115,600 shares $835,788.00 -39.7%0.6%5.6 $7.23 2/12/2021191,700 shares $1.40 million +56.0%1.0%8.2 $7.30 1/29/2021122,900 shares $884,880.00 -4.3%1.0%4 $7.20 1/15/2021128,400 shares $898,800.00 No Change1.0%4 $7.00 VEL Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Velocity Financial's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Velocity Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 15th, traders have sold 780,200 shares of VEL short. 3.98% of Velocity Financial's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Velocity Financial's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Velocity Financial? 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. VEL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 18.0. Learn More on Velocity Financial's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Velocity Financial? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Velocity Financial: Wolverine Trading LLC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., and PEAK6 Investments LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Velocity Financial? 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. 3.98% of Velocity Financial's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Velocity Financial's short interest increasing or decreasing? Velocity Financial saw a increase in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 780,200 shares, an increase of 6.5% from the previous total of 732,500 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. What is Velocity Financial's float size? Velocity Financial currently has issued a total of 33,115,000 shares. Some of Velocity Financial'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. Velocity Financial currently has a public float of 19,600,000 shares. How does Velocity Financial's short interest compare to its competitors? 3.98% of Velocity Financial's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Velocity Financial: Enova International, Inc. (6.83%), Independent Bank Group, Inc. (6.06%), Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. (0.01%), FB Financial Co. (1.59%), Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. (1.81%), Bitdeer Technologies Group (36.71%), TeraWulf Inc. (19.66%), Triumph Financial, Inc. (8.65%), Perella Weinberg Partners (5.10%), Lufax Holding Ltd (1.38%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.32 billion), Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.06 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.45 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.79 billion), International Paper ($2.70 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.21 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($2.13 billion), and Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.05 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Velocity Financial stock? Short selling VEL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Velocity Financial as its price is falling. VEL shares are trading up $0.19 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. How does a short squeeze work against Velocity Financial? A short squeeze for Velocity Financial 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 VEL, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Velocity Financial's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including VEL, twice per month. 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