Verify Smart (VSMR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Verify Smart shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 31st, investors have sold 100 shares of VSMR short. Learn More on Verify Smart's current short interest.

Verify Smart saw a increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 100 shares, an increase of ∞ from the previous total of 0 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 "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" compare to Verify Smart: 5E Advanced Materials, Inc. (1.98%), Global Crossing Airlines Group Inc. (0.01%), Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. (0.04%), Avalon Advanced Materials Inc. (0.00%), Wealth Minerals Ltd. (0.00%), Foremost Lithium Resource & Technology Ltd. (1.70%), Snow Lake Resources Ltd. (0.39%), Lithium Co. (0.01%), Thunder Mountain Gold, Inc. (0.05%), Silver Bull Resources, Inc. (0.04%),

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 VSMR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Verify Smart as its price is falling. 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 Verify Smart 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 VSMR, 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 VSMR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.