Fuse Science Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Fuse Science shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 30th, traders have sold 19,100 shares of DROP short. 0.00% of Fuse Science's shares are currently sold short. View details.

Fuse Science saw a increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 19,100 shares, an increase of 9,450.0% from the previous total of 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.

0.00% of Fuse Science's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "diagnostic substances" compare to Fuse Science: IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (1.09%), Ipsen S.A. (0.00%), Quidel Co. (6.59%), Neogen Co. (0.00%), Intellia Therapeutics Inc (0.00%), Myriad Genetics, Inc. (13.20%), Heska Co. (0.00%), Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. (0.00%), Lantheus Holdings, Inc. (0.00%), and Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (8.12%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.66 billion), Aon Plc ($3.83 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($3.33 billion), ViacomCBS Inc. ($3.13 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.05 billion), The Clorox Company ($2.85 billion), Uber Technologies, Inc. ($2.80 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.26 billion), Simon Property Group, Inc. ($2.02 billion), and International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. ($1.96 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling DROP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Fuse Science as its price is falling. To short Fuse Science 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 Fuse Science 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 Fuse Science 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 DROP, 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 DROP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 30 2020.