Volt Information Sciences (VISI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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. VISI shares currently have a short interest ratio of 0.4. Learn More on Volt Information Sciences's short interest ratio.

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. 0.15% of Volt Information Sciences' floating shares are currently sold short.

Volt Information Sciences saw a increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 15,700 shares, an increase of 28.7% from the previous total of 12,200 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.

Volt Information Sciences currently has issued a total of 21,191,000 shares. Some of Volt Information Sciences' outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Volt Information Sciences currently has a public float of 10,570,000 shares.

0.15% of Volt Information Sciences' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "business services" compare to Volt Information Sciences: SmartRent, Inc. (1.01%), Alpha Technology Group Limited (0.09%), DeFi Technologies Inc. (4.55%), Information Services Group, Inc. (1.25%), Inspired Entertainment, Inc. (3.93%), TrueBlue, Inc. (4.46%), CPI Card Group Inc. (2.39%), Veritone, Inc. (12.30%), HireQuest, Inc. (3.55%), Wi-LAN Inc (0.51%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Fred's, Inc. ($1.14 million), and Hemispherx BioPharma, Inc ($217.08 thousand). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling VISI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Volt Information Sciences 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 Volt Information Sciences 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 VISI, 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 VISI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2019.