Vystar (VYST) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Vystar shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 15th, traders have sold 300 shares of VYST short. Learn More on Vystar's current short interest.

Vystar saw a increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 300 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 compare to Vystar: The AZEK Company Inc. (3.96%), Newell Brands Inc. (3.02%), Latham Group, Inc. (7.91%), Karat Packaging Inc. (1.09%), Lightwave Logic, Inc. (16.40%), Deswell Industries, Inc. (0.02%), Yunhong Green CTI Ltd. (0.39%), Forward Industries, Inc. (2.17%), American Biltrite Inc. (0.31%),

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.

Short selling VYST is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Vystar as its price is falling. VYST shares are trading down $0.02 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 Vystar 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 VYST, 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 VYST, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 15 2024.