Apexigen (APGN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Apexigen shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 31st, traders have sold 64,500 shares of APGN short. 0.30% of Apexigen's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Apexigen's current short interest.

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. 0.30% of Apexigen's floating shares are currently sold short.

Apexigen saw a decline in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 64,500 shares, a decline of 18.8% from the previous total of 79,400 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.

Apexigen currently has issued a total of 24,862,000 shares. Some of Apexigen'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. Apexigen currently has a public float of 21,460,000 shares.

0.30% of Apexigen's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical preparations" compare to Apexigen: Moleculin Biotech, Inc. (1.24%), Aeterna Zentaris Inc. (0.35%), Akari Therapeutics, Plc (0.01%), Alterity Therapeutics Limited (1.09%), Elevai Labs, Inc. (0.32%), Guardion Health Sciences, Inc. (14.39%), Galera Therapeutics, Inc. (6.52%), NuCana plc (0.50%), Cyclerion Therapeutics, Inc. (1.03%), Virios Therapeutics, Inc. (1.11%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.34 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.88 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.50 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.47 billion), Palantir Technologies Inc. ($2.37 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.33 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.59 billion), Upstart Holdings, Inc. ($1.58 billion), and Enphase Energy, Inc. ($1.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling APGN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Apexigen 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 Apexigen occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of APGN, 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 APGN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2023.