Velocity Financial (VEL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Velocity Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 15th, traders have sold 303,300 shares of VEL short. 1.50% of Velocity Financial's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Velocity Financial's 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. VEL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Velocity Financial's short interest ratio.

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, Group One Trading LLC, Caption Management LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., HAP Trading LLC, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 1.50% of Velocity Financial's floating shares are currently sold short.

Velocity Financial saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 303,300 shares, an increase of 8.0% from the previous total of 280,800 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.

Velocity Financial currently has issued a total of 34,015,000 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 20,240,000 shares.

1.50% 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: CleanSpark, Inc. (29.50%), Inter & Co, Inc. (2.56%), FB Financial Co. (1.52%), Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. (1.73%), The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited (0.54%), LexinFintech Holdings Ltd. (5.68%), Pathward Financial, Inc. (6.47%), Perella Weinberg Partners (5.31%), Merchants Bancorp (3.75%), Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. (1.29%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($26.28 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.53 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.50 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.86 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.85 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.28 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.82 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.78 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.87 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

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 down $0.55 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 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.

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. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2025.