VIVUS (VVUSQ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of VIVUS shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 30th, traders have sold 89,700 shares of VVUSQ short. Learn More on VIVUS's current short interest.

VIVUS saw a increase in short interest in November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 89,700 shares, an increase of 84.6% from the previous total of 48,600 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical products" compare to VIVUS: Calithera Biosciences, Inc. (0.43%), and

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.79 billion), Aon plc ($4.20 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($3.66 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($3.51 billion), Uber Technologies, Inc. ($3.24 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.07 billion), The Clorox Company ($2.65 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.24 billion), International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. ($2.08 billion), and Expedia Group, Inc. ($1.86 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling VVUSQ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from VIVUS 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 VIVUS 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 VVUSQ, 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 VVUSQ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2020.