Nuvectra (NVTRQ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Nuvectra shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 29th, traders have sold 38,300 shares of NVTRQ short. Learn More on Nuvectra's current short interest.

Nuvectra saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 38,300 shares, an increase of 356.0% from the previous total of 8,400 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "medical" compare to Nuvectra: CVR Medical Corp. (0.03%), Nyxoah S.A. (2.78%), Stevanato Group S.p.A. (4.83%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.03 billion), Ecolab Inc. ($3.64 billion), Match Group, Inc. ($3.59 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($3.02 billion), Morgan Stanley ($2.87 billion), Tesla, Inc. ($2.69 billion), The Charles Schwab Co. ($2.64 billion), The Clorox Company ($2.50 billion), Zillow Group, Inc. ($1.86 billion), and International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. ($1.85 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling NVTRQ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Nuvectra as its price is falling. NVTRQ 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 Nuvectra 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 NVTRQ, 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 NVTRQ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 29 2020.