Acurx Pharmaceuticals (ACXP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $4.17 -0.14 (-3.25%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.18 +0.01 (+0.36%) As of 07:39 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFDA EventsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Acurx Pharmaceuticals Short Interest DataAcurx Pharmaceuticals (ACXP) has a short interest of 39,200 shares, representing 2.84% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 8.29% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.1, indicating that it would take 0.1 days of the average trading volume of 68,633 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest39,200 sharesPrevious Short Interest36,200 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+8.29%Dollar Volume Sold Short$181.10 thousandShort Interest Ratio0.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateAugust 31, 2025Outstanding Shares1,580,000 sharesFloat Size1,380,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.84%Today's Trading Volume38,487 sharesAverage Trading Volume68,633 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average56% Short Selling Acurx Pharmaceuticals? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Acurx Pharmaceuticals and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartACXP Short Interest Over TimeACXP Days to Cover Over TimeACXP Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Acurx Pharmaceuticals Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 8/31/202539,200 shares $181.10 thousand +8.3%2.8%0.1 $4.62 8/15/202536,200 shares $184.98 thousand +34.1%2.6%0.1 $5.11 7/31/202527,000 shares $176.04 thousand -95.8%2.0%0.1 $6.52 7/15/2025638,200 shares $276.72 thousand -3.0%2.5%0.1 $0.43 6/30/2025657,600 shares $335.90 thousand +24.7%3.2%0.1 $0.51 6/15/2025527,300 shares $160.83 thousand +78.4%2.6%0.1 $0.31 5/31/2025295,500 shares $112.97 thousand -23.0%1.5%1.6 $0.38 5/15/2025383,600 shares $143.12 thousand +8.7%1.9%1.5 $0.37 4/30/2025353,000 shares $151.79 thousand -15.7%1.8%1.5 $0.43 4/15/2025418,900 shares $159.18 thousand -11.9%2.2%1.7 $0.38 Get the Latest News and Ratings for ACXP and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Acurx Pharmaceuticals and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 3/31/2025475,600 shares $185.48 thousand +12.2%2.5%1.3 $0.39 3/15/2025423,800 shares $195.37 thousand -6.4%2.2%1.2 $0.46 2/28/2025452,800 shares $321.26 thousand +112.2%2.7%1.3 $0.71 2/15/2025213,400 shares $158.34 thousand -31.8%1.3%0.6 $0.74 1/31/2025313,100 shares $228.75 thousand -52.2%1.9%1.2 $0.73 1/15/2025655,000 shares $471.53 thousand +41.9%4.0%2.5 $0.72 12/31/2024461,600 shares $375.74 thousand -8.1%2.8%2.2 $0.81 12/15/2024502,100 shares $429.35 thousand +8.2%3.5%4 $0.86 11/30/2024463,900 shares $579.88 thousand +4.6%3.2%4.1 $1.25 11/15/2024443,700 shares $763.16 thousand -6.5%3.1%5.9 $1.72 10/31/2024474,500 shares $892.06 thousand -5.5%3.4%10.1 $1.88 10/15/2024501,900 shares $1.02 million +2.1%3.6%10.2 $2.04 9/30/2024491,700 shares $934.23 thousand +2.8%3.6%7.6 $1.90 9/15/2024478,300 shares $975.73 thousand +5.6%3.5%7.8 $2.04 8/31/2024452,800 shares $996.16 thousand +3.1%3.3%7.7 $2.20 8/15/2024439,400 shares $896.38 thousand -5.4%3.2%8.1 $2.04 7/31/2024464,300 shares $1.00 million -17.3%3.5%7.8 $2.16 7/15/2024561,200 shares $1.34 million -8.6%4.2%9.4 $2.39 6/30/2024614,100 shares $1.38 million -7.1%4.6%10.9 $2.25 6/15/2024661,200 shares $1.61 million -4.0%4.9%10.6 $2.43 5/31/2024688,400 shares $1.73 million +15.6%5.1%9.2 $2.51 5/15/2024595,600 shares $1.34 million -3.2%4.4%7.4 $2.25 4/30/2024615,500 shares $1.38 million +6.3%4.7%7.4 $2.25 4/15/2024579,100 shares $946.83 thousand +71.6%4.8%5.6 $1.64 3/31/2024337,400 shares $826.63 thousand +14.6%2.8%2 $2.45 3/15/2024294,500 shares $801.04 thousand +0.9%2.5%1.7 $2.72 2/29/2024291,900 shares $837.75 thousand -3.2%2.6%1.3 $2.87 2/15/2024301,500 shares $919.58 thousand -12.3%2.7%1.3 $3.05 1/31/2024343,700 shares $1.12 million +41.1%3.0%1.4 $3.27 1/15/2024243,600 shares $1.13 million -18.5%2.1%0.7 $4.63 12/31/2023298,800 shares $1.14 million -32.0%2.6%0.5 $3.83 12/15/2023439,100 shares $1.54 million -21.0%3.9%0.5 $3.50 11/30/2023555,800 shares $1.96 million -14.3%5.0%0.7 $3.52 11/15/2023648,300 shares $2.23 million -31.5%5.8%0.9 $3.44 10/31/2023946,100 shares $5.06 million -9.0%9.0%1.3 $5.35 10/15/20231,040,000 shares $4.51 million +10,197.0%9.9%1.6 $4.34 9/30/202310,100 shares $15.15 thousand +50.8%0.1%0 $1.50 9/15/20236,700 shares $11.86 thousand -51.1%0.1%0.2 $1.77 8/31/202313,700 shares $26.44 thousand +95.7%0.1%0.4 $1.93 8/15/20237,000 shares $11.20 thousand -63.0%0.1%0.2 $1.60 7/31/202318,900 shares $38.37 thousand +42.1%0.2%0.7 $2.03 7/15/202313,300 shares $28.46 thousand +58.3%0.1%0.5 $2.14 6/30/20238,400 shares $22.26 thousand -27.6%0.1%0.3 $2.65 6/15/202311,600 shares $31.90 thousand +39.8%0.1%0.5 $2.75 5/31/20238,300 shares $25.73 thousand -60.9%0.1%0.3 $3.10 5/15/202321,200 shares $71.87 thousand -7.0%0.2%0.7 $3.39 4/30/202322,800 shares $68.17 thousand +4.1%0.3%0.7 $2.99 4/15/202321,900 shares $64.82 thousand -25.5%0.2%0.7 $2.96 3/31/202329,400 shares $101.72 thousand -52.8%0.3%0.9 $3.46 3/15/202362,300 shares $212.44 thousand +150.2%0.7%1.8 $3.41 2/28/202324,900 shares $82.42 thousand -33.8%0.3%0.7 $3.31 2/15/202337,600 shares $131.98 thousand +78.2%0.4%1.2 $3.51 1/31/202321,100 shares $75.96 thousand -7.9%0.2%0.7 $3.60 1/15/202322,900 shares $97.33 thousand -3.4%0.2%0.9 $4.25 12/30/202223,700 shares $94.33 thousand -18.0%0.3%1 $3.98 12/15/202228,900 shares $112.71 thousand +26.8%0.3%1.4 $3.90 11/30/202222,800 shares $72.73 thousand -1.3%0.2%1 $3.19 11/15/202223,100 shares $72.07 thousand +5.5%0.3%1 $3.12 10/31/202221,900 shares $67.45 thousand -27.2%0.2%0.8 $3.08 10/15/202230,100 shares $88.80 thousand -22.2%0.3%1.1 $2.95 9/30/202238,700 shares $116.10 thousand +45.5%0.4%1.5 $3.00 9/15/202226,600 shares $103.74 thousand +10.8%0.3%1 $3.90 8/31/202224,000 shares $83.76 thousand -34.1%0.3%0.9 $3.49 8/15/202236,400 shares $164.16 thousand -13.5%0.4%1.6 $4.51 7/31/202242,100 shares $150.72 thousand +89.6%0.5%2.1 $3.58 7/15/202222,200 shares $80.48 thousand -43.9%N/A1.4 $3.63 6/30/202239,600 shares $150.08 thousand -29.9%N/A2.5 $3.79 6/15/202256,500 shares $213.57 thousand +16.3%N/A3.2 $3.78 5/31/202248,600 shares $130.73 thousand -1.2%N/A2.8 $2.69 5/15/202249,200 shares $133.33 thousand +39.4%N/A2.7 $2.71 4/30/202235,300 shares $131.67 thousand -59.2%N/A2 $3.73 4/15/202286,600 shares $346.40 thousand -22.3%N/A3.3 $4.00 3/31/2022111,400 shares $365.39 thousand +136.5%N/A4 $3.28 3/15/202247,100 shares $175.68 thousand +9.0%N/A1.6 $3.73 2/28/202243,200 shares $157.21 thousand -53.7%N/A1.4 $3.64 2/15/202293,300 shares $376.00 thousand -4.3%N/A2.6 $4.03 1/31/202297,500 shares $405.60 thousand -28.8%N/A2.3 $4.16 1/15/2022137,000 shares $627.46 thousand -16.2%N/A3 $4.58 12/31/2021163,400 shares $706.12 thousand -6.0%N/A3.6 $4.32 12/15/2021173,800 shares $716.06 thousand +52.2%N/A2.9 $4.12 11/30/2021114,200 shares $548.16 thousand -17.1%N/A1.9 $4.80 11/15/2021137,700 shares $684.37 thousand +14.9%N/A2.2 $4.97 10/29/2021119,800 shares $599 thousand +17.7%N/A1.7 $5.00 10/15/2021101,800 shares $499.84 thousand -4.9%N/A1.2 $4.91 9/30/2021107,000 shares $549.98 thousand +11.2%N/A0.8 $5.14 9/15/202196,200 shares $485.81 thousand +24.9%N/A0.2 $5.05 8/31/202177,000 shares $398.09 thousand -35.9%N/A0.1 $5.17 8/13/2021120,100 shares $576.48 thousand No ChangeN/A0.1 $4.80 ACXP Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Acurx Pharmaceuticals' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Acurx Pharmaceuticals shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 31st, investors have sold 39,200 shares of ACXP short. 2.84% of Acurx Pharmaceuticals' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Acurx Pharmaceuticals' current short interest. What is a good short interest percentage for Acurx Pharmaceuticals? 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. 2.84% of Acurx Pharmaceuticals' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Acurx Pharmaceuticals' short interest increasing or decreasing? Acurx Pharmaceuticals saw a increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 39,200 shares, an increase of 8.3% from the previous total of 36,200 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. What is Acurx Pharmaceuticals' float size? Acurx Pharmaceuticals currently has issued a total of 1,580,000 shares. Some of Acurx Pharmaceuticals' 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. Acurx Pharmaceuticals currently has a public float of 1,380,000 shares. How does Acurx Pharmaceuticals' short interest compare to its competitors? 2.84% of Acurx Pharmaceuticals' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical products" compare to Acurx Pharmaceuticals: Kezar Life Sciences, Inc. (12.82%), Clearside Biomedical, Inc. (2.35%), CASI Pharmaceuticals Inc. (9.23%), Promis Neurosciences (0.33%), Tenax Therapeutics, Inc. (7.19%), Dare Bioscience, Inc. (1.48%), BioAtla, Inc. (7.63%), Cadrenal Therapeutics, Inc. (0.81%), MIRA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (1.48%), Enlivex Therapeutics Ltd. (1.28%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.23 billion), Invesco QQQ ($29.52 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.82 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.76 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($9.37 billion), Strategy Inc ($7.58 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.78 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.72 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($6.37 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($6.29 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Acurx Pharmaceuticals stock? Short selling ACXP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Acurx Pharmaceuticals as its price is falling. ACXP shares are trading down $0.14 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. How does a short squeeze work against Acurx Pharmaceuticals? A short squeeze for Acurx Pharmaceuticals 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 ACXP, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Acurx Pharmaceuticals' short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including ACXP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Kezar Life Sciences Short Interest Clearside Biomedical Short Interest CASI Pharmaceuticals Short Interest Promis Neurosciences Short Interest Tenax Therapeutics Short Interest Dare Bioscience Short Interest BioAtla Short Interest Cadrenal Therapeutics Short Interest MIRA Pharmaceuticals Short Interest Enlivex Therapeutics Short Interest Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:ACXP) was last updated on 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. Now, He Says THIS Stock Will…The original Magnificent Seven returned 16,894%—turning $7K into $1.18 million. 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