Verify Smart (VSMR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Verify Smart shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, traders have sold 1,100 shares of VSMR short. Learn More on Verify Smart's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. VSMR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on Verify Smart's short interest ratio.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" compare to Verify Smart: Snow Lake Resources Ltd. (1.42%), Foremost Lithium Resource & Technology Ltd. (0.87%), Pacific Booker Minerals Inc. (0.01%), Avalon Advanced Materials Inc. (0.14%), Wealth Minerals Ltd. (0.00%), Thunder Mountain Gold, Inc. (0.01%), Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. (0.04%), Silver Bull Resources, Inc. (0.05%), Lithium Co. (0.00%), American Lithium Minerals, Inc. (0.01%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling VSMR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Verify Smart as its price is falling. VSMR 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 Verify Smart 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 VSMR, 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 VSMR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.