Applied Visual Sciences Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Applied Visual Sciences shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 15th, investors have sold 5,700 shares of APVS short.

Applied Visual Sciences saw a decrease in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,700 shares, a decrease of 64.6% from the previous total of 16,100 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.

0.00% of Applied Visual Sciences' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "computers, peripherals, & software" compare to Applied Visual Sciences: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (2.67%), Kingdee International Software Group Company Limited (0.00%), SYNNEX Co. (2.04%), ePlus inc. (1.96%), ScanSource, Inc. (1.27%), Wayside Technology Group, Inc. (0.03%), Smart Card Marketing Systems Inc. (0.00%), Speed Commerce, Inc. (0.00%), Cistera Networks, Inc. (0.00%), and InfoNow Co. (0.00%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: ViacomCBS Inc. ($9.74 billion), Aon plc ($5.63 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.41 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($5.32 billion), Baidu, Inc. ($4.45 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.86 billion), Discovery, Inc. ($3.30 billion), Airbnb, Inc. ($2.82 billion), GameStop Corp. ($2.70 billion), and Bilibili Inc. ($2.34 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling APVS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Applied Visual Sciences as its price is falling. To short Applied Visual Sciences 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 Applied Visual Sciences 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 Applied Visual 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 APVS, 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 APVS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2021.