Varex Imaging (VREX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Varex Imaging Short Interest Data

Varex Imaging (VREX) has a short interest of 887,200 shares. This marks a -12.16% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.5, indicating that it would take 1.5 days of the average trading volume of 384,550 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
887,200 shares
Previous Short Interest
1,010,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-12.16%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$12.02 million
Short Interest Ratio
1.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
January 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
41,230,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
2.15%
Today's Trading Volume
49,417 shares
Average Trading Volume
384,550 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
13%
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VREX Short Interest Over Time

VREX Days to Cover Over Time

VREX Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Varex Imaging Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
1/15/2025887,200 shares $12.02 million -12.2%N/A1.5 $13.55
12/31/20241,010,000 shares $14.74 million -26.8%N/A1.7 $14.59
12/15/20241,380,000 shares $21.31 million -16.9%N/A2.3 $15.44
11/30/20241,660,000 shares $27.69 million +23.0%N/A2.2 $16.68
11/15/20241,350,000 shares $18.50 million -13.5%N/A1.8 $13.70
10/31/20241,560,000 shares $20.48 million -11.9%N/A2.3 $13.13
10/15/20241,770,000 shares $20.12 million +18.0%N/A2.6 $11.37
9/30/20241,500,000 shares $17.88 million -39.3%N/A2.2 $11.92
9/15/20242,470,000 shares $29.20 million -17.4%N/A3.6 $11.82
8/31/20242,990,000 shares $37.32 million +18.2%N/A5.3 $12.48
8/15/20242,530,000 shares $31.83 million -21.2%N/A4.9 $12.58
7/31/20243,210,000 shares $47.48 million -3.3%N/A6.4 $14.79
7/15/20243,320,000 shares $47.97 million -4.3%N/A7 $14.45
6/30/20243,470,000 shares $51.11 million -20.4%N/A7.8 $14.73
6/15/20244,360,000 shares $65.66 million -1.8%N/A10 $15.06
5/31/20244,440,000 shares $68.60 million +0.9%N/A12.4 $15.45
5/15/20244,400,000 shares $68.73 million -3.1%N/A12.9 $15.62
4/30/20244,540,000 shares $73.78 million +0.2%N/A12.2 $16.25
4/15/20244,530,000 shares $78.82 million -1.1%N/A13.6 $17.40
3/31/20244,580,000 shares $82.90 million +4.3%N/A13.7 $18.10
3/15/20244,390,000 shares $76.83 million +3.1%N/A13.3 $17.50
2/29/20244,260,000 shares $73.27 million +4.7%N/A10.5 $17.20
2/15/20244,070,000 shares $70.82 million -4.7%10.7%9.7 $17.40
1/31/20244,270,000 shares $82.28 million +1.0%10.9%10.4 $19.27
1/15/20244,230,000 shares $86.25 million -3.6%13.0%11.1 $20.39
12/31/20234,390,000 shares $90.00 million +7.3%N/A11.7 $20.50
12/15/20234,090,000 shares $87.49 million +10.8%N/A10.9 $21.39
11/30/20233,690,000 shares $69.56 million -11.9%N/A11.2 $18.85
11/15/20234,190,000 shares $80.66 million -0.2%N/A15.4 $19.25
10/31/20234,200,000 shares $75.81 million -1.9%N/A14.9 $18.05
10/15/20234,280,000 shares $79.74 million -1.6%N/A13.4 $18.63
9/30/20234,350,000 shares $81.74 million No ChangeN/A13.6 $18.79
9/15/20234,350,000 shares $82.00 million +13.3%N/A13.5 $18.85
8/31/20233,840,000 shares $75.53 million -1.3%N/A12.1 $19.67
8/15/20233,890,000 shares $81.03 million +13.7%N/A11.9 $20.83
7/31/20233,420,000 shares $79.65 million -3.9%N/A10.8 $23.29
7/15/20233,560,000 shares $81.92 million +5.0%N/A10.6 $23.01
6/30/20233,390,000 shares $79.90 million +0.9%N/A10.1 $23.57
6/15/20233,360,000 shares $77.21 million +1.2%N/A10.3 $22.98
5/31/20233,320,000 shares $73.17 million -4.6%N/A9.8 $22.04
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5/15/20233,480,000 shares $77.67 million +4.2%N/A10.8 $22.32
4/30/20233,340,000 shares $59.25 million +0.9%N/A10.5 $17.74
4/15/20233,310,000 shares $58.85 million +1.9%N/A10.8 $17.78
3/31/20233,250,000 shares $59.12 million -3.9%N/A10.6 $18.19
3/15/20233,380,000 shares $61.14 million -5.3%N/A10.8 $18.09
2/28/20233,570,000 shares $63.15 million -1.9%N/A11.4 $17.69
2/15/20233,640,000 shares $68.50 million +2.8%N/A11.3 $18.82
1/31/20233,540,000 shares $76.07 million +0.6%N/A10.1 $21.49
1/15/20233,520,000 shares $72.86 million -3.8%N/A12.6 $20.70
12/30/20223,660,000 shares $74.30 million -2.9%N/A12.8 $20.30
12/15/20223,770,000 shares $74.23 million +3.9%N/A13.5 $19.69
11/30/20223,630,000 shares $77.10 million -13.2%N/A13.8 $21.24
11/15/20224,180,000 shares $92.21 million -1.9%N/A16.8 $22.06
10/31/20224,260,000 shares $94.19 million +6.8%N/A18.3 $22.11
10/15/20223,990,000 shares $79.60 million -1.0%N/A14.1 $19.95
9/30/20224,030,000 shares $85.19 million +1.0%N/A15.1 $21.14
9/15/20223,990,000 shares $88.02 million -5.9%N/A14.4 $22.06
8/31/20224,240,000 shares $89.42 million -0.9%N/A13.8 $21.09
8/15/20224,280,000 shares $95.49 million -0.5%N/A14 $22.31
7/31/20224,300,000 shares $95.85 million +0.2%N/A13.7 $22.29
7/15/20224,290,000 shares $94.47 million +2.4%N/A14.1 $22.02
6/30/20224,190,000 shares $89.62 million +0.5%N/A13.7 $21.39
6/15/20224,170,000 shares $90.03 million +14.9%N/A12 $21.59
5/31/20223,630,000 shares $83.64 million -12.3%N/A11.1 $23.04
5/15/20224,140,000 shares $90.17 million -10.2%N/A12.1 $21.78
4/30/20224,610,000 shares $91.51 million -0.9%N/A11.7 $19.85
4/15/20224,650,000 shares $96.39 million +11.2%N/A11.6 $20.73
3/31/20224,180,000 shares $88.99 million +18.4%N/A10.5 $21.29
3/15/20223,530,000 shares $82.46 million +3.2%N/A9.3 $23.36
2/28/20223,420,000 shares $80.85 million -4.5%N/A8.7 $23.64
2/15/20223,580,000 shares $84.02 million -10.3%N/A8.5 $23.47
1/31/20223,990,000 shares $104.14 million +5.8%N/A9.3 $26.10
1/15/20223,770,000 shares $109.63 million +1.6%N/A10.3 $29.08
12/31/20213,710,000 shares $117.05 million +1.9%N/A9.9 $31.55
12/15/20213,640,000 shares $102.32 million -0.8%9.3%9.4 $28.11
11/30/20213,670,000 shares $104.78 million -6.1%9.3%10 $28.55
11/15/20213,910,000 shares $100.33 million +12.0%10.0%11.2 $25.66
10/29/20213,490,000 shares $93.71 million -6.7%8.9%11.9 $26.85
10/15/20213,740,000 shares $99.52 million +7.2%9.6%12.7 $26.61
9/30/20213,490,000 shares $98.42 million -0.3%8.9%12.5 $28.20
9/15/20213,500,000 shares $101.82 million +1.7%8.9%12.9 $29.09
8/31/20213,440,000 shares $100.34 million -10.4%8.8%13.8 $29.17
8/13/20213,840,000 shares $105.91 million -0.5%9.8%15.8 $27.58
7/30/20213,860,000 shares $105.38 million -4.7%9.9%16 $27.30
7/15/20214,050,000 shares $106.84 million +0.8%10.4%16.1 $26.38
6/30/20214,020,000 shares $107.82 million -8.2%10.3%15.2 $26.82
6/15/20214,380,000 shares $119.36 million -0.7%11.2%16.2 $27.25
5/28/20214,410,000 shares $110.65 million No Change11.3%15.9 $25.09
5/14/20214,410,000 shares $104.78 million +17.9%N/A15.3 $23.76
4/30/20213,740,000 shares $88.38 million -9.4%N/A12.2 $23.63
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4/15/20214,130,000 shares $92.31 million +14.7%N/A12 $22.35
3/31/20213,600,000 shares $74.88 million -4.3%N/A10.7 $20.80
3/15/20213,760,000 shares $88.06 million -0.3%N/A9.2 $23.42
2/26/20213,770,000 shares $86.75 million +2.2%N/A9.5 $23.01
2/12/20213,690,000 shares $85.79 million +6.3%N/A9 $23.25
1/29/20213,470,000 shares $66.52 million +2.1%N/A8.3 $19.17
1/15/20213,400,000 shares $63.89 million -15.2%N/A9.1 $18.79
12/31/20204,010,000 shares $66.29 million -6.5%N/A10.8 $16.53
12/15/20204,290,000 shares $69.76 million +8.3%N/A11.9 $16.26
11/30/20203,960,000 shares $65.74 million +4.2%N/A11.3 $16.60
10/30/20203,920,000 shares $53.16 million -4.9%N/A8.7 $13.56
10/15/20204,120,000 shares $56.03 million -6.6%N/A8.9 $13.60
9/30/20204,410,000 shares $56.10 million -2.0%N/A8.6 $12.72
9/15/20204,500,000 shares $51.35 million +5.6%N/A8.3 $11.41
8/31/20204,260,000 shares $47.24 million +3.7%N/A7.4 $11.09
8/14/20204,110,000 shares $55.49 million -11.0%N/A5.8 $13.50
7/31/20204,620,000 shares $72.44 million +6.0%N/A6.8 $15.68
7/15/20204,360,000 shares $67.06 million +1.9%N/A6.7 $15.38
6/30/20204,280,000 shares $64.59 million +6.5%N/A7.1 $15.09
6/15/20204,020,000 shares $64.00 million +262.2%N/A7.3 $15.92
5/29/20201,110,000 shares $21.02 million +1.8%N/A2.2 $18.94
5/15/20201,090,000 shares $19.10 million -7.6%N/A3.1 $17.52
4/30/20201,180,000 shares $31.22 million -0.8%N/A4.2 $26.46
4/15/20201,190,000 shares $27.29 million +23.8%N/A4.3 $22.93
3/31/2020961,500 shares $21.84 million -0.7%N/A3.6 $22.71
3/13/2020967,800 shares $23.69 million +21.6%N/A3.3 $24.48
2/28/2020796,100 shares $14.15 million -15.1%N/A3.5 $17.78
2/14/2020938,000 shares $20.99 million +24.0%N/A4.3 $22.38

VREX Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Varex Imaging's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Varex Imaging shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 15th, traders have sold 887,200 shares of VREX short. Learn More on Varex Imaging's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Varex Imaging?

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. VREX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Varex Imaging's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Varex Imaging?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Varex Imaging: PEAK6 Investments LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Is Varex Imaging's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Varex Imaging saw a drop in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 887,200 shares, a drop of 12.2% from the previous total of 1,010,000 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.

How does Varex Imaging's short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "electronic equipment" compare to Varex Imaging: Viavi Solutions Inc. (2.45%), Silicon Motion Technology Co. (2.36%), Himax Technologies, Inc. (3.15%), NextNav Inc. (9.99%), Planet Labs PBC (2.69%), Napco Security Technologies, Inc. (8.21%), Daqo New Energy Corp. (5.62%), Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (18.05%), JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (8.73%), Bel Fuse Inc. (4.85%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($4.18 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.91 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.16 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.75 billion), International Paper ($2.57 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.06 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.06 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.00 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.63 billion), and Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Varex Imaging stock?

Short selling VREX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Varex Imaging as its price is falling. VREX shares are trading up $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.

How does a short squeeze work against Varex Imaging?

A short squeeze for Varex Imaging 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 VREX, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Varex Imaging's short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including VREX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:VREX) was last updated on 2/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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