Image Protect (IMTL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Image Protect shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 31st, investors have sold 100 shares of IMTL short. Learn More on Image Protect's current short interest.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "computer software" compare to Image Protect: Beamr Imaging Ltd. (3.14%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling IMTL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Image Protect as its price is falling. IMTL shares are trading down $0.00 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 Image Protect 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 IMTL, 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 IMTL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025.