Viveve Medical (VIVE) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Viveve Medical shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 15th, investors have sold 573,600 shares of VIVE short. Learn More on Viveve Medical'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. VIVE shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Viveve Medical's short interest ratio.

Viveve Medical saw a increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 573,600 shares, an increase of 53.3% from the previous total of 374,200 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 Viveve Medical: Minerva Surgical, Inc. (92.12%), Tivic Health Systems, Inc. (3.74%), Helius Medical Technologies, Inc. (7.57%), Nuwellis, Inc. (15.44%), ENDRA Life Sciences Inc. (0.04%), Star Equity Holdings, Inc. (1.67%), BioSig Technologies, Inc. (5.54%), Precision Optics Co., Inc. (0.15%), Pixie Dust Technologies, Inc. (0.03%), electroCore, Inc. (0.14%),

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 VIVE is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Viveve Medical 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 Viveve Medical 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 VIVE, 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 VIVE, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2023.