Vertex Energy (VTNR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $0.87 +0.04 (+4.84%) (As of 07/26/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Vertex Energy Short Interest DataCurrent Short Interest12,920,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest17,990,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-28.18%Dollar Volume Sold Short$13.44 millionShort Interest Ratio5.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2024Outstanding Shares93,510,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted13.82%Today's Trading Volume811,391 sharesAverage Trading Volume3,539,663 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average23% Short Selling Vertex Energy ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Vertex Energy and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartVTNR Short Interest Over TimeVTNR Days to Cover Over TimeVTNR Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Stansberry ResearchGet out of cash before the Fed's next meeting"How I 6X-ed my wife's 401K in 1 year" At the peak of the dot-com boom, a former hedge fund manager put all $20,000 of his wife's 401k into shares of just ONE stock. Everyone on Wall Street said he was crazy. But a year later, that $20,000 in his wife's account was worth $120,000. Today, he says: "If you thought the dot-com mania was intense, what's about to happen in the coming weeks could be even crazier and could open up a new window of opportunity for 500%-plus gains."Click here now to watch this exclusive interview Vertex Energy Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/15/202412,920,000 shares $13.44 million -28.2%N/A5.3 $1.04 6/30/202417,990,000 shares $17.00 million -2.6%N/A6.9 $0.94 6/15/202418,470,000 shares $18.84 million +4.4%N/A8.8 $1.02 5/31/202417,690,000 shares $19.99 million -4.0%N/A8.1 $1.13 5/15/202418,430,000 shares $21.19 million +8.4%N/A7.5 $1.15 4/30/202417,000,000 shares $22.10 million -3.7%N/A7.1 $1.30 Get the Latest News and Ratings for VTNR and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Vertex Energy and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 4/15/202417,660,000 shares $18.37 million +1.0%N/A6.7 $1.04 3/31/202417,480,000 shares $24.47 million -1.0%N/A7 $1.40 3/15/202417,650,000 shares $21.71 million -2.3%N/A6.2 $1.23 2/29/202418,070,000 shares $24.39 million -0.2%N/A5.4 $1.35 2/15/202418,110,000 shares $33.32 million +12.3%N/A5.8 $1.84 1/31/202416,120,000 shares $23.54 million -13.9%N/A4.9 $1.46 1/15/202418,720,000 shares $38.56 million +12.6%N/A6.1 $2.06 12/31/202316,620,000 shares $56.34 million -6.7%N/A5.9 $3.39 12/15/202317,820,000 shares $61.12 million -10.5%N/A7.6 $3.43 11/30/202319,920,000 shares $67.33 million +12.4%N/A10.2 $3.38 11/15/202317,720,000 shares $70.53 million -7.6%N/A9.2 $3.98 10/31/202319,180,000 shares $82.67 million +1.9%N/A9.8 $4.31 10/15/202318,820,000 shares $88.27 million +1.7%N/A8.4 $4.69 9/30/202318,510,000 shares $82.37 million +12.7%N/A8.1 $4.45 9/15/202316,430,000 shares $84.61 million +6.7%N/A7.1 $5.15 8/31/202315,400,000 shares $65.30 million -11.1%N/A5.9 $4.24 8/15/202317,320,000 shares $75.69 million -4.7%N/A6.7 $4.37 7/31/202318,170,000 shares $95.76 million +11.1%N/A7 $5.27 7/15/202316,360,000 shares $102.09 million +4.3%N/A7.2 $6.24 6/30/202315,680,000 shares $98 million +20.2%N/A6.8 $6.25 6/15/202313,050,000 shares $77.52 million -32.4%N/A5.3 $5.94 5/31/202319,310,000 shares $124.94 million +1.2%N/A7.4 $6.47 5/15/202319,080,000 shares $130.89 million +0.3%N/A6.7 $6.86 4/30/202319,020,000 shares $150.26 million -10.3%N/A6.6 $7.90 4/15/202321,210,000 shares $183.25 million +0.3%N/A7.3 $8.64 3/31/202321,140,000 shares $208.86 million -4.7%N/A7.2 $9.88 3/15/202322,170,000 shares $160.95 million -4.4%N/A7.8 $7.26 2/28/202323,180,000 shares $219.51 million -3.4%N/A8.4 $9.47 2/15/202324,000,000 shares $201.12 million +4.6%N/A9.6 $8.38 1/31/202322,950,000 shares $167.08 million +10.8%N/A8.6 $7.28 1/15/202320,720,000 shares $142.97 million -5.4%N/A7.7 $6.90 12/30/202221,910,000 shares $135.84 million -2.5%N/A8.1 $6.20 12/15/202222,470,000 shares $132.80 million +5.5%N/A7.7 $5.91 11/30/202221,300,000 shares $176.58 million -0.9%N/A6.8 $8.29Get out of cash before the Fed's next meeting (Ad)"How I 6X-ed my wife's 401K in 1 year" At the peak of the dot-com boom, a former hedge fund manager put all $20,000 of his wife's 401k into shares of just ONE stock. Everyone on Wall Street said he was crazy. But a year later, that $20,000 in his wife's account was worth $120,000. Today, he says: "If you thought the dot-com mania was intense, what's about to happen in the coming weeks could be even crazier and could open up a new window of opportunity for 500%-plus gains."Click here now to watch this exclusive interview 11/15/202221,490,000 shares $179.01 million -3.9%N/A6.8 $8.33 10/31/202222,360,000 shares $190.73 million +6.9%N/A6.2 $8.53 10/15/202220,910,000 shares $147.42 million -1.1%N/A5.3 $7.05 9/30/202221,150,000 shares $131.76 million +6.7%N/A5.4 $6.23 9/15/202219,830,000 shares $149.52 million +4.5%N/A4.9 $7.54 8/31/202218,980,000 shares $161.33 million +4.8%N/A4.3 $8.50 8/15/202218,120,000 shares $126.48 million +14.7%N/A3.7 $6.98 7/31/202215,800,000 shares $214.56 million +6.0%N/A3 $13.58 7/15/202214,910,000 shares $158.34 million -10.7%N/A3 $10.62 6/30/202216,700,000 shares $175.68 million +69.9%N/A3.4 $10.52 6/15/20229,830,000 shares $142.24 million -34.9%N/A1.8 $14.47 5/31/202215,100,000 shares $211.25 million +2.5%33.7%3.1 $13.99 5/15/202214,730,000 shares $203.86 million -1.7%33.1%3.2 $13.84 4/30/202214,980,000 shares $142.46 million +7.7%N/A3.8 $9.51 4/15/202213,910,000 shares $117.40 million +1.4%N/A3.6 $8.44 3/31/202213,720,000 shares $136.38 million +1.0%N/A3.6 $9.94 3/15/202213,580,000 shares $110.54 million +0.2%N/A4.5 $8.14 2/28/202213,550,000 shares $90.11 million +6.7%N/A5 $6.65 2/15/202212,700,000 shares $66.93 million +3.1%28.0%5 $5.27 1/31/202212,320,000 shares $50.88 million +0.4%27.2%5.7 $4.13 1/15/202212,270,000 shares $62.82 million -1.0%N/A5.2 $5.12 12/31/202112,390,000 shares $56.13 million +10.5%N/A0 $4.53 12/15/202111,210,000 shares $48.76 million +18.6%N/A4.8 $4.35 11/30/20219,450,000 shares $46.49 million +6.4%20.8%4.1 $4.92 11/15/20218,880,000 shares $38.72 million +3.9%19.6%4.4 $4.36 10/29/20218,550,000 shares $41.81 million +115.9%18.8%4.2 $4.89 10/15/20213,960,000 shares $19.56 million +15.5%9.0%2.3 $4.94 9/30/20213,430,000 shares $17.97 million +40.0%7.8%2.2 $5.24 9/15/20212,450,000 shares $16.37 million +24.4%5.6%1.1 $6.68 8/31/20211,970,000 shares $14.85 million -24.5%4.8%0.7 $7.54 8/13/20212,610,000 shares $21.17 million +112.2%6.7%0.2 $8.11 7/30/20211,230,000 shares $10.59 million -44.1%3.5%0.1 $8.61 7/15/20212,200,000 shares $18.83 million -2.7%6.3%0.2 $8.56 6/30/20212,260,000 shares $29.90 million -3.4%5.9%0.2 $13.23 6/15/20212,340,000 shares $18.58 million +10.9%6.1%0.2 $7.94 5/28/20212,110,000 shares $16.48 million +45.5%5.8%0.2 $7.81 5/14/20211,450,000 shares $2.47 million -1.4%4.0%1.1 $1.70 4/30/20211,470,000 shares $2.12 million -36.9%4.0%1.2 $1.44 4/15/20212,330,000 shares $3.24 million +5.4%6.8%0.7 $1.39 3/31/20212,210,000 shares $2.87 million +6.3%7.4%0.6 $1.30 3/15/20212,080,000 shares $3.00 million +0.5%6.9%0.6 $1.44 2/26/20212,070,000 shares $3.46 million -25.3%6.9%0.6 $1.67 2/12/20212,770,000 shares $5.90 million +9.1%9.2%0.8 $2.13 1/29/20212,540,000 shares $4.37 million +240.3%8.1%0.8 $1.72 1/15/2021746,400 shares $843,432.00 No Change2.4%0.3 $1.13 1/31/2020904,400 shares $1.39 million -0.8%3.8%5.2 $1.54 1/15/2020904,400 shares $1.63 million -0.8%3.8%5.2 $1.80 12/31/2019912,000 shares $1.41 million +6.8%3.4%5.7 $1.55 8/15/2019990,600 shares $1.17 million -3.3%5.2%11.6 $1.18 VTNR Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Vertex Energy's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Vertex Energy shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, investors have sold 12,920,000 shares of VTNR short. Learn More on Vertex Energy's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Vertex Energy? 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. VTNR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Vertex Energy's short interest ratio. Is Vertex Energy's short interest increasing or decreasing? Vertex Energy saw a decrease in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 12,920,000 shares, a decrease of 28.2% from the previous total of 17,990,000 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 Vertex Energy's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Vertex Energy: BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (5.33%), Exxon Mobil Co. (0.90%), Chevron Co. (2.67%), ConocoPhillips (1.56%), BP p.l.c. (0.21%), Equinor ASA (0.50%), Phillips 66 (2.08%), Marathon Petroleum Co. (2.25%), Suncor Energy Inc. (0.93%), Valero Energy Co. (4.53%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.13 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.77 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.76 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.36 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.22 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.02 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.81 billion), Enphase Energy, Inc. ($1.65 billion), Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.62 billion), and Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.58 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Vertex Energy stock? Short selling VTNR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Vertex Energy as its price is falling. VTNR shares are trading up $0.04 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 Vertex Energy? A short squeeze for Vertex Energy 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 VTNR, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Vertex Energy'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 VTNR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2024. 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