Vericity - VERY Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Vericity shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 15th, investors have sold 3,700 shares of VERY short. Learn More on Vericity'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. VERY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Vericity's short interest ratio.

Vericity saw a increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,700 shares, an increase of 37.0% from the previous total of 2,700 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 sector of "finance" compare to Vericity: Citizens, Inc. (4.26%), Atlantic American Co. (1.38%), High Income Securities Fund (0.06%), The Korea Fund, Inc. (0.32%), Ohio Valley Banc Corp. (0.21%), Scully Royalty Ltd. (0.04%), John Hancock Investors Trust (0.07%), Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc. (0.05%), Creative Media & Community Trust Co. (0.05%), and Old Point Financial Co. (0.78%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.43 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.26 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.19 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.78 billion), Paramount Global ($1.77 billion), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.69 billion), United Rentals, Inc. ($1.53 billion), American Airlines Group Inc. ($1.52 billion), PG&E Co. ($1.48 billion), and Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.47 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling VERY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Vericity as its price is falling. VERY shares are trading down $0.30 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 Vericity 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 VERY, 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 VERY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2023.