Akari Therapeutics (AKTX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $0.98 -0.01 (-1.20%) Closing price 03:40 PM EasternExtended Trading$0.99 +0.01 (+0.71%) As of 07:16 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsFDA EventsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Akari Therapeutics Short Interest DataAkari Therapeutics (AKTX) has a short interest of 36,700 shares, representing 0.13% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -8.02% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.5, indicating that it would take 1.5 days of the average trading volume of 28,806 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest36,700 sharesPrevious Short Interest39,900 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-8.02%Dollar Volume Sold Short$40.00 thousandShort Interest Ratio1.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2025Outstanding Shares32,176,000 sharesFloat Size28,760,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.13%Today's Trading Volume31,140 sharesAverage Trading Volume28,806 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average108% Short Selling Akari Therapeutics? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Akari Therapeutics and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartAKTX Short Interest Over TimeAKTX Days to Cover Over TimeAKTX Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Akari Therapeutics Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/15/202536,700 shares $40.00 thousand -8.0%0.1%1.5 $1.09 6/30/202539,900 shares $46.68 thousand +24.3%0.1%1.7 $1.17 6/15/202532,100 shares $38.20 thousand -72.8%0.1%1.4 $1.19 5/31/2025117,900 shares $153.27 thousand -0.3%0.4%4.9 $1.30 5/15/2025118,300 shares $156.16 thousand +7.0%0.4%4.6 $1.32 4/30/2025110,600 shares $159.26 thousand +43.6%0.4%3.8 $1.44 4/15/202577,000 shares $92.31 thousand +1.9%0.3%2.5 $1.20 3/31/202575,600 shares $91.17 thousand -11.7%0.6%2.7 $1.21 3/15/202585,600 shares $92.45 thousand +10.7%0.7%2 $1.08 2/28/202577,300 shares $67.25 thousand -0.5%0.6%1.7 $0.87 Get the Latest News and Ratings for AKTX and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Akari Therapeutics and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/202577,700 shares $84.23 thousand -38.7%0.6%1.4 $1.08 1/31/2025126,800 shares $138.21 thousand -0.5%1.1%2.2 $1.09 1/15/2025127,400 shares $159.25 thousand -11.7%1.1%2.3 $1.25 12/31/2024144,200 shares $175.92 thousand +94.6%1.2%2.6 $1.22 12/15/202474,100 shares $72.10 thousand +30.2%0.6%1.7 $0.97 11/30/202456,900 shares $68.85 thousand +151.8%0.5%1.6 $1.21 11/15/202422,600 shares $47.01 thousand +6.1%0.2%0.7 $2.08 10/31/202421,300 shares $51.12 thousand +15.1%0.2%1.3 $2.40 10/15/202418,500 shares $47.19 thousand -52.7%0.2%1.1 $2.55 9/30/202439,100 shares $115.35 thousand -3.9%0.3%2.1 $2.95 9/15/202440,700 shares $132.48 thousand +4.4%0.3%2.4 $3.26 8/31/202439,000 shares $149.37 thousand +33.6%0.3%1.8 $3.83 8/15/202429,200 shares $93.44 thousand +17.7%0.2%1.2 $3.20 7/31/202424,800 shares $92.50 thousand -0.4%0.3%1 $3.73 7/15/202424,900 shares $93.13 thousand +236.5%0.3%1 $3.74 6/30/20247,400 shares $19.98 thousand -53.2%0.1%0.3 $2.70 6/15/202415,800 shares $49.93 thousand -26.9%0.2%0.6 $3.16 5/31/202421,600 shares $38.88 thousand +71.4%0.3%0.9 $1.80 5/15/202412,600 shares $18.40 thousand +472.7%0.2%0.7 $1.46 4/30/20242,200 shares $3.39 thousand +266.7%0.0%0.1 $1.54 4/15/2024600 shares $720.00 -94.3%0.0%0.1 $1.20 3/31/202410,500 shares $19.58 thousand +75.0%0.2%0.9 $1.87 3/15/20246,000 shares $11.82 thousand -37.5%0.1%0.6 $1.97 2/29/20249,600 shares $21.22 thousand +10.3%0.2%1.1 $2.21 2/15/20248,700 shares $20.71 thousand +357.9%0.2%1 $2.38 1/31/20241,900 shares $4.81 thousand -66.7%0.0%0.2 $2.53 1/15/20245,700 shares $16.42 thousand +375.0%0.1%0.5 $2.88 12/31/20231,200 shares $3.74 thousand -29.4%0.0%0.1 $3.12 12/15/20231,700 shares $4.76 thousand -50.0%0.0%0.1 $2.80 11/30/20233,400 shares $10.03 thousand -69.6%0.1%0.3 $2.95[Shocking New Report] U.S. Dollar To Crash? (Ad)The "Death Spiral" Threatening Your Savings But this time, it's not just Dalio ringing the alarm bells…Click Here to Keep Reading...National Debt & Your Retirement 11/15/202311,200 shares $35.50 thousand -36.0%0.2%0.7 $3.17 10/31/202317,500 shares $61.43 thousand +49.6%0.4%0.8 $3.51 10/15/202311,700 shares $42.71 thousand -33.5%0.2%0.4 $3.65 9/30/202317,600 shares $69.52 thousand +2.9%0.4%0.7 $3.95 9/15/202317,100 shares $62.24 thousand +116.5%0.5%0.6 $3.64 8/31/20237,900 shares $24.89 thousand -24.8%0.2%0.3 $3.15 8/15/202310,500 shares $39.59 thousand -95.7%0.3%0.3 $3.77 7/31/2023243,800 shares $60.85 thousand -29.2%N/A0.5 $0.25 7/15/2023344,200 shares $58.96 thousand +67.3%N/A0.6 $0.17 6/30/2023205,700 shares $34.95 thousand -1.5%N/A0.4 $0.17 6/15/2023208,800 shares $32.76 thousand -3.7%N/A0.4 $0.16 5/31/2023216,700 shares $38.33 thousand -5.2%N/A0.4 $0.18 5/15/2023228,600 shares $42.15 thousand +104.5%N/A0.5 $0.18 4/30/2023111,800 shares $20.25 thousand -62.3%N/A0.3 $0.18 4/15/2023296,900 shares $59.41 thousand +128.0%N/A0.8 $0.20 3/31/2023130,200 shares $23.66 thousand -21.5%N/A0.5 $0.18 3/15/2023165,800 shares $42.78 thousand +79.4%N/A1.3 $0.26 2/28/202392,400 shares $31.88 thousand +42.2%N/A0.8 $0.35 2/15/202365,000 shares $29.25 thousand -30.6%N/A0.7 $0.45 1/31/202393,700 shares $43.74 thousand -15.9%N/A1.2 $0.47 1/15/2023111,400 shares $60.11 thousand +47.2%N/A1.4 $0.54 12/30/202275,700 shares $35.57 thousand -2.1%N/A0.9 $0.47 12/15/202277,300 shares $35.56 thousand -43.0%N/A1 $0.46 11/30/2022135,500 shares $74.88 thousand -8.2%N/A1.3 $0.55 11/15/2022147,600 shares $84.28 thousand +313.5%N/A1.5 $0.57 10/31/202235,700 shares $16.63 thousand -44.8%N/A0.4 $0.47 10/15/202264,700 shares $31.47 thousand -16.8%N/A0.7 $0.49 9/30/202277,800 shares $49.01 thousand +215.0%0.5%0.8 $0.63 9/15/202224,700 shares $16.80 thousand -10.5%0.2%0.3 $0.68 8/31/202227,600 shares $32.84 thousand -47.1%0.2%0.4 $1.19 8/15/202252,200 shares $78.30 thousand +1,435.3%0.4%0.7 $1.50 7/31/20223,400 shares $3.88 thousand -95.0%0.0%0 $1.14 7/15/202267,300 shares $56.59 thousand -10.7%0.5%1.1 $0.84 6/30/202275,400 shares $75.40 thousand -30.1%0.5%1.4 $1.00 6/15/2022107,900 shares $104.66 thousand -16.6%0.8%2 $0.97 5/31/2022129,300 shares $151.28 thousand +35.8%N/A2.1 $1.17 5/15/202295,200 shares $104.72 thousand +12.4%N/A1.5 $1.10 4/30/202284,700 shares $100.79 thousand +4.6%N/A1.2 $1.19 4/15/202281,000 shares $97.20 thousand -13.0%N/A1.1 $1.20 3/31/202293,100 shares $111.72 thousand -12.3%N/A1.2 $1.20 3/15/2022106,200 shares $117.35 thousand +14.9%N/A1 $1.11 2/28/202292,400 shares $124.74 thousand -3.3%N/A0.9 $1.35 2/15/202295,500 shares $146.12 thousand +24.8%N/A1 $1.53 1/31/202276,500 shares $104.81 thousand -11.1%N/A0.8 $1.37 1/15/202286,000 shares $124.70 thousand -40.5%N/A0.8 $1.45 12/31/2021144,500 shares $216.75 thousand +113.4%N/A1.3 $1.50 12/15/202167,700 shares $101.57 thousand +129.5%N/A0.7 $1.50 11/30/202129,500 shares $48.09 thousand +87.9%N/A0.3 $1.63 11/15/202115,700 shares $25.91 thousand -74.4%N/A0.1 $1.65 10/29/202161,300 shares $101.76 thousand +48.8%N/A0.6 $1.66[Shocking New Report] U.S. Dollar To Crash? (Ad)The "Death Spiral" Threatening Your Savings But this time, it's not just Dalio ringing the alarm bells…Click Here to Keep Reading...National Debt & Your Retirement 10/15/202141,200 shares $67.98 thousand -11.0%N/A0.4 $1.65 9/30/202146,300 shares $75.47 thousand -38.8%N/A0.4 $1.63 9/15/202175,700 shares $139.29 thousand +90.7%N/A0.7 $1.84 8/31/202139,700 shares $73.05 thousand -2.0%N/A0.3 $1.84 8/13/202140,500 shares $67.64 thousand -17.9%N/A0.3 $1.67 7/30/202149,300 shares $79.87 thousand -40.8%N/A0.3 $1.62 7/15/202183,200 shares $137.28 thousand +51.6%N/A0.2 $1.65 6/30/202154,900 shares $94.98 thousand -43.6%N/A0.1 $1.73 6/15/202197,300 shares $170.28 thousand +72.5%N/A0.2 $1.75 5/28/202156,400 shares $101.24 thousand -39.6%N/A0.1 $1.80 5/14/202193,300 shares $167.94 thousand -59.2%N/A0.2 $1.80 4/30/2021228,400 shares $477.36 thousand +217.7%N/A0.5 $2.09 4/15/202171,900 shares $154.59 thousand +276.4%N/A0.3 $2.15 3/31/202119,100 shares $48.51 thousand -77.3%N/A0.1 $2.54 3/15/202184,200 shares $262.70 thousand +231.5%N/A0.4 $3.12 2/26/202125,400 shares $84.33 thousand -28.1%N/A0.1 $3.32 2/12/202135,300 shares $96.02 thousand -77.7%N/A0.1 $2.72 1/29/2021158,000 shares $379.20 thousand -16.8%N/A0.6 $2.40 1/15/2021189,800 shares $482.09 thousand +10.3%N/A0.7 $2.54 12/31/2020172,100 shares $313.22 thousand +10.8%N/A0.9 $1.82 12/15/2020155,300 shares $301.28 thousand +119.0%N/A0.9 $1.94 11/30/202070,900 shares $111.31 thousand +24.8%N/A0.5 $1.57 11/15/202056,800 shares $92.02 thousand -15.0%N/A0.4 $1.62 10/30/202066,800 shares $106.21 thousand -39.6%N/A0.5 $1.59 10/15/2020110,500 shares $202.22 thousand -29.8%N/A0.6 $1.83 9/30/2020157,400 shares $273.88 thousand -42.1%N/A0.8 $1.74 9/15/2020272,000 shares $465.12 thousand +19.5%N/A1 $1.71 8/31/2020227,700 shares $391.64 thousand +3.6%N/A0.7 $1.72 8/14/2020219,700 shares $417.43 thousand +34.6%N/A0.6 $1.90 AKTX Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Akari Therapeutics' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Akari Therapeutics shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, traders have sold 36,700 shares of AKTX short. 0.13% of Akari Therapeutics' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Akari Therapeutics' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Akari Therapeutics? 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. AKTX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Akari Therapeutics's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Akari Therapeutics? 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. 0.13% of Akari Therapeutics' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Akari Therapeutics' short interest increasing or decreasing? Akari Therapeutics saw a decline in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 36,700 shares, a decline of 8.0% from the previous total of 39,900 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 Akari Therapeutics' float size? Akari Therapeutics currently has issued a total of 32,176,000 shares. Some of Akari Therapeutics' 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. Akari Therapeutics currently has a public float of 28,760,000 shares. How does Akari Therapeutics' short interest compare to its competitors? 0.13% of Akari Therapeutics' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical products" compare to Akari Therapeutics: Fate Therapeutics, Inc. (8.25%), Cellectis S.A. (0.47%), Lexeo Therapeutics, Inc. (22.62%), Compugen Ltd. (1.54%), IO Biotech, Inc. (0.79%), Tenaya Therapeutics, Inc. (7.60%), Inhibikase Therapeutics, Inc. (4.13%), Anebulo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (0.18%), Spero Therapeutics, Inc. (2.18%), Protara Therapeutics, Inc. (7.49%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Akari Therapeutics stock? Short selling AKTX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Akari Therapeutics as its price is falling. AKTX shares are trading down $0.01 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 Akari Therapeutics? A short squeeze for Akari Therapeutics 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 AKTX, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Akari Therapeutics' 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 AKTX, twice per month. 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