SMX (Security Matters) Public (SMX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of SMX (Security Matters) Public shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 72,200 shares of SMX short. Learn More on SMX (Security Matters) Public's current short interest.

SMX (Security Matters) Public saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 72,200 shares, an increase of 160.6% from the previous total of 27,700 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 "machinery" compare to SMX (Security Matters) Public: LiqTech International, Inc. (1.37%), Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc. (1.12%), Art's-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. (2.63%), Hongli Group Inc. (0.08%), ASML Holding (0.74%), Carrier Global Co. (1.51%), Johnson Controls International plc (1.50%), Baker Hughes (2.77%), Symbotic Inc. (39.85%), nVent Electric plc (3.45%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SMX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from SMX (Security Matters) Public as its price is falling. SMX shares are trading down $0.01 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 SMX (Security Matters) Public 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 SMX, 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 SMX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.