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 covered or closed out. As of May 15th, traders have sold 53,800 shares of SMX short. 57.85% of SMX (Security Matters) Public's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on SMX (Security Matters) Public's current short interest.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 57.85% of SMX (Security Matters) Public's floating shares are currently sold short.

SMX (Security Matters) Public saw a drop in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 53,800 shares, a drop of 25.5% from the previous total of 72,200 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.

57.85% of SMX (Security Matters) Public's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "machinery" compare to SMX (Security Matters) Public: ZOOZ Power Ltd. (0.78%), LiqTech International, Inc. (1.35%), Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc. (0.98%), Art's-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. (0.80%), Hongli Group Inc. (0.14%), ASML Holding (0.73%), Carrier Global Co. (2.02%), Johnson Controls International plc (1.43%), Baker Hughes (2.72%), Symbotic Inc. (40.92%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($29.20 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($5.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.00 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($3.65 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($3.27 billion), and Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.10 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 May, 15 2025.