Valens Semiconductor (VLN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Valens Semiconductor shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of December 31st, traders have sold 162,200 shares of VLN short. 0.20% of Valens Semiconductor's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Valens Semiconductor's 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. 0.20% of Valens Semiconductor's floating shares are currently sold short.

Valens Semiconductor saw a drop in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 162,200 shares, a drop of 7.8% from the previous total of 176,000 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.

Valens Semiconductor currently has issued a total of 106,380,000 shares. Some of Valens Semiconductor'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. Valens Semiconductor currently has a public float of 80,070,000 shares.

0.20% of Valens Semiconductor's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "electronic equipment" compare to Valens Semiconductor: Daqo New Energy Corp. (6.04%), Napco Security Technologies, Inc. (8.32%), Planet Labs PBC (2.47%), CommScope Holding Company, Inc. (4.42%), Bel Fuse Inc. (5.61%), Ichor Holdings, Ltd. (1.89%), Shoals Technologies Group, Inc. (11.52%), SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (38.65%), indie Semiconductor, Inc. (25.19%), Canadian Solar Inc. (22.69%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.83 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.98 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.97 billion), International Paper ($2.64 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.81 billion), SoundHound AI, Inc. ($1.59 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling VLN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Valens Semiconductor as its price is falling. VLN shares are trading down $0.05 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 Valens Semiconductor 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 VLN, 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 VLN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024.