Virgin Australia (VBHLF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Virgin Australia shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 30th, traders have sold 65,100 shares of VBHLF short. Learn More on Virgin Australia's current short interest.

Virgin Australia saw a decline in short interest during the month of October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 65,100 shares, a decline of 36.5% from the previous total of 102,600 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.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.15 billion), Aon plc ($3.50 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.18 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($2.90 billion), The Clorox Company ($2.87 billion), Uber Technologies, Inc. ($2.01 billion), The Kroger Co. ($1.86 billion), International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. ($1.80 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.80 billion), and Simon Property Group, Inc. ($1.72 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling VBHLF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Virgin Australia 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 Virgin Australia 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 VBHLF, 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 VBHLF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 30 2020.