Aptorum Group (APM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Aptorum Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, traders have sold 41,000 shares of APM short. 1.89% of Aptorum Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Aptorum Group'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. 1.89% of Aptorum Group's floating shares are currently sold short.

Aptorum Group saw a decrease in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 41,000 shares, a decrease of 58.4% from the previous total of 98,500 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.

Aptorum Group currently has issued a total of 3,570,000 shares. Some of Aptorum Group'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. Aptorum Group currently has a public float of 2,170,000 shares.

1.89% of Aptorum Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical preparations" compare to Aptorum Group: BioVie Inc. (2.78%), Addex Therapeutics Ltd (2.74%), Alaunos Therapeutics, Inc. (9.51%), RenovoRx, Inc. (0.45%), Galecto, Inc. (0.09%), Vincerx Pharma, Inc. (8.91%), Flora Growth Corp. (7.33%), NeuroSense Therapeutics Ltd. (0.76%), Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. (0.12%), KALA BIO, Inc. (0.21%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.70 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.52 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.14 billion), General Motors ($2.68 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.57 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.10 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.91 billion), TC Energy Co. ($1.90 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.78 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling APM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Aptorum Group as its price is falling. APM shares are trading up $0.04 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 Aptorum Group 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 APM, 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 APM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024.