VIQ Solutions (VQSLF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of VIQ Solutions shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 30th, traders have sold 14,400 shares of VQSLF short. Learn More on VIQ Solutions' current short interest.

VIQ Solutions saw a decline in short interest in the month of July. As of July 30th, there was short interest totaling 14,400 shares, a decline of 6.5% from the previous total of 15,400 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 "business services" compare to VIQ Solutions: RMG Acquisition Corp. III (0.32%), Freightos Limited (0.08%), Loop Industries, Inc. (4.14%), Bakkt Holdings, Inc. (16.06%), Xiao-I Co. (0.20%), AstroNova, Inc. (0.36%), Zentek Ltd. (0.10%), Expensify, Inc. (4.96%), Veritone, Inc. (15.74%), Arbe Robotics Ltd. (1.37%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($9.46 billion), Block, Inc. ($7.91 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($7.79 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($7.10 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($6.65 billion), Aon plc ($5.10 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.09 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($3.82 billion), Teladoc Health, Inc. ($2.64 billion), and Nuance Communications, Inc. ($2.45 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling VQSLF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from VIQ Solutions 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 VIQ Solutions 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 VQSLF, 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 VQSLF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 30 2021.