Burning Rock Biotech (BNR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Burning Rock Biotech shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 54,700 shares of BNR short. 0.64% of Burning Rock Biotech's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Burning Rock Biotech'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. BNR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 11.0. Learn More on Burning Rock Biotech's short interest ratio.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.64% of Burning Rock Biotech's floating shares are currently sold short.

Burning Rock Biotech saw a decline in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 54,700 shares, a decline of 86.4% from the previous total of 402,400 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.

Burning Rock Biotech currently has issued a total of 10,240,000 shares. Some of Burning Rock Biotech's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Burning Rock Biotech currently has a public float of 8,490,000 shares.

0.64% of Burning Rock Biotech's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Burning Rock Biotech: Richtech Robotics Inc. (1.72%), Able View Global Inc. (0.72%), MMTec, Inc. (0.80%), Personalis, Inc. (2.74%), Xiao-I Co. (0.52%), BGSF, Inc. (0.19%), Canna-Global Acquisition Corp (0.01%), Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (3.54%), Katapult Holdings, Inc. (3.34%), Arrowroot Acquisition Corp. (0.23%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.30 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.10 billion), General Motors ($2.84 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.77 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.22 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.12 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($2.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BNR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Burning Rock Biotech as its price is falling. BNR shares are trading up $0.13 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 Burning Rock Biotech 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 BNR, 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 BNR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024.