Anavex Life Sciences (AVXL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $7.53 -0.91 (-10.78%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Anavex Life Sciences Short Interest DataAnavex Life Sciences (AVXL) has a short interest of 23.49 million shares. This marks a -2.17% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 23.3, indicating that it would take 23.3 days of the average trading volume of 1.22 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest23,490,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest24,010,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-2.17%Dollar Volume Sold Short$223.16 millionShort Interest Ratio23.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 30, 2025Outstanding Shares85,372,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted27.51%Today's Trading Volume3,117,161 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,222,856 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average255% Short Selling Anavex Life Sciences? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Anavex Life Sciences and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartAVXL Short Interest Over TimeAVXL Days to Cover Over TimeAVXL Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Anavex Life Sciences Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/30/202523,490,000 shares $223.16 million -2.2%N/A23.3 $9.50 4/15/202524,010,000 shares $218.97 million -2.4%31.7%22.7 $9.12 3/31/202524,590,000 shares $210.98 million +2.3%32.5%18.8 $8.58 3/15/202524,040,000 shares $226.70 million +2.6%31.8%14.9 $9.43 2/28/202523,440,000 shares $185.41 million -3.1%31.0%14.2 $7.91 2/15/202524,200,000 shares $206.18 million +3.3%32.0%14.2 $8.52 1/31/202523,430,000 shares $217.20 million +0.1%N/A12.9 $9.27 1/15/202523,400,000 shares $265.12 million +7.3%N/A12.3 $11.33 12/31/202421,800,000 shares $234.13 million +4.7%N/A12.7 $10.74 12/15/202420,820,000 shares $176.14 million +5.7%N/A15.8 $8.46 Get the Latest News and Ratings for AVXL and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Anavex Life Sciences and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/30/202419,690,000 shares $186.27 million +4.7%N/A17.3 $9.46 11/15/202418,810,000 shares $140.04 million +2.7%N/A18.1 $7.45 10/31/202418,310,000 shares $121.21 million +2.2%N/A21.1 $6.62 10/15/202417,910,000 shares $96.53 million +1.8%N/A22.7 $5.39 9/30/202417,590,000 shares $99.91 million -10.3%N/A19.5 $5.68 9/15/202419,610,000 shares $104.13 million +1.1%N/A20.1 $5.31 8/31/202419,390,000 shares $116.73 million -1.8%N/A17.8 $6.02 8/15/202419,750,000 shares $124.62 million -0.7%N/A17.2 $6.31 7/31/202419,880,000 shares $135.08 million +7.8%N/A16.3 $6.80 7/15/202418,440,000 shares $107.51 million +3.4%N/A15.8 $5.83 6/30/202417,830,000 shares $75.24 million -14.9%N/A15.4 $4.22 6/15/202420,940,000 shares $78.94 million -4.0%N/A17.6 $3.77 5/31/202421,820,000 shares $88.59 million -0.2%N/A17.6 $4.06 5/15/202421,860,000 shares $98.15 million +2.7%N/A17.5 $4.49 4/30/202421,290,000 shares $77.71 million -3.3%N/A16.6 $3.65 4/15/202422,010,000 shares $93.10 million -0.5%N/A17.1 $4.23 3/31/202422,120,000 shares $112.59 million +10.6%N/A17.3 $5.09 3/15/202420,000,000 shares $102.20 million -0.1%N/A13.4 $5.11 2/29/202420,020,000 shares $102.90 million +0.7%N/A13.9 $5.14 2/15/202419,890,000 shares $115.96 million -1.2%N/A13.7 $5.83 1/31/202420,130,000 shares $120.18 million -2.6%N/A13.9 $5.97 1/15/202420,660,000 shares $123.75 million +2.9%N/A14.4 $5.99 12/31/202320,070,000 shares $186.85 million +10.8%N/A14.8 $9.31 12/15/202318,120,000 shares $160.18 million +0.8%N/A16.6 $8.84 11/30/202317,970,000 shares $129.56 million -0.8%N/A17.6 $7.21 11/15/202318,120,000 shares $111.98 million -2.6%N/A18.8 $6.18 10/31/202318,610,000 shares $103.84 million +4.5%N/A20.3 $5.58 10/15/202317,810,000 shares $107.75 million -0.9%N/A20.5 $6.05 9/30/202317,970,000 shares $117.70 million +5.2%N/A21.8 $6.55 9/15/202317,090,000 shares $129.37 million +1.2%N/A20.4 $7.57Trump’s Bitcoin Reserve is No Accident… (Ad)Bryce Paul believes this is the #1 coin to buy right now The catalyst behind this surge is a massive new blockchain development…Just click here to get all the details on this crypto coin now 8/31/202316,880,000 shares $133.35 million +1.0%N/A19.3 $7.90 8/15/202316,720,000 shares $149.48 million +1.1%N/A18.5 $8.94 7/31/202316,540,000 shares $136.46 million -1.1%N/A18.1 $8.25 7/15/202316,730,000 shares $140.87 million -0.1%N/A18.8 $8.42 6/30/202316,740,000 shares $136.10 million -5.6%N/A17.8 $8.13 6/15/202317,740,000 shares $156.64 million +7.5%N/A17.9 $8.83 5/31/202316,510,000 shares $152.55 million +3.8%N/A15.9 $9.24 5/15/202315,900,000 shares $150.89 million +10.6%N/A15.9 $9.49 4/30/202314,380,000 shares $117.05 million -7.8%N/A13.7 $8.14 4/15/202315,590,000 shares $122.85 million -1.9%N/A14.4 $7.88 3/31/202315,890,000 shares $136.18 million +1.3%N/A13.8 $8.57 3/15/202315,680,000 shares $146.76 million -3.9%N/A13.2 $9.36 2/28/202316,320,000 shares $155.37 million -4.7%N/A7.5 $9.52 2/15/202317,130,000 shares $179.35 million +2.5%N/A7.4 $10.47 1/31/202316,720,000 shares $181.75 million -9.0%N/A7.1 $10.87 1/15/202318,370,000 shares $194.35 million +0.7%N/A8.1 $10.58 12/30/202218,250,000 shares $169.00 million +15.7%N/A8.2 $9.26 12/15/202215,780,000 shares $131.76 million +32.5%N/A7.3 $8.35 11/30/202211,910,000 shares $105.05 million +17.1%N/A6 $8.82 11/15/202210,170,000 shares $142.89 million +0.6%N/A11.6 $14.05 10/31/202210,110,000 shares $123.04 million +0.7%N/A12.7 $12.17 10/15/202210,040,000 shares $106.42 million -2.1%N/A12.5 $10.60 9/30/202210,260,000 shares $105.88 million +5.3%N/A13 $10.32 9/15/20229,740,000 shares $92.63 million +7.0%N/A12.1 $9.51 8/31/20229,100,000 shares $87.27 million +8.0%N/A10.6 $9.59 8/15/20228,430,000 shares $100.06 million -3.4%N/A9.6 $11.87 7/31/20228,730,000 shares $89.57 million +5.7%N/A9.3 $10.26 7/15/20228,260,000 shares $104.90 million -5.2%N/A8.8 $12.70 6/30/20228,710,000 shares $87.19 million -8.3%N/A9.7 $10.01 6/15/20229,500,000 shares $76.95 million +6.6%N/A10.6 $8.10 5/31/20228,910,000 shares $81.17 million +1.5%N/A10.1 $9.11 5/15/20228,780,000 shares $75.42 million +8.0%N/A9.4 $8.59 4/30/20228,130,000 shares $69.84 million +3.2%N/A8.5 $8.59 4/15/20227,880,000 shares $87.47 million +3.6%N/A6.9 $11.10 3/31/20227,610,000 shares $93.68 million -5.4%N/A6.3 $12.31 3/15/20228,040,000 shares $85.63 million +2.4%N/A6.6 $10.65 2/28/20227,850,000 shares $86.04 million No ChangeN/A6.6 $10.96 2/15/20227,850,000 shares $99.85 million +34.0%N/A6.4 $12.72 1/31/20225,860,000 shares $76.65 million +21.1%N/A5.1 $13.08 1/15/20224,840,000 shares $69.65 million +7.6%N/A5.2 $14.39 12/31/20214,500,000 shares $78.03 million -6.8%N/A5.3 $17.34 12/15/20214,830,000 shares $92.45 million +0.4%N/A5.8 $19.14 11/30/20214,810,000 shares $93.31 million +9.1%N/A5.9 $19.40 11/15/20214,410,000 shares $94.82 million -14.0%9.9%5.5 $21.50 10/29/20215,130,000 shares $96.14 million +0.4%11.5%6.1 $18.74 10/15/20215,110,000 shares $89.53 million -12.2%11.5%5.3 $17.52 9/30/20215,820,000 shares $104.47 million +3.4%13.1%4.8 $17.95 9/15/20215,630,000 shares $96.10 million -5.5%N/A3.2 $17.07 8/31/20215,960,000 shares $116.16 million -14.1%N/A2.3 $19.49 8/13/20216,940,000 shares $135.68 million +3.7%N/A2.6 $19.55Warning: Prepare to Be Shocked by These Payouts (Ad)There's a strategy out there paying up to 70% on tech stocks like Amazon, Tesla, and Microsoft—stocks that don't even pay dividends. 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Short interest is the volume of Anavex Life Sciences shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 23,490,000 shares of AVXL short. Learn More on Anavex Life Sciences' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Anavex Life Sciences? 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. AVXL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 23.0. Learn More on Anavex Life Sciences's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Anavex Life Sciences? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Anavex Life Sciences: Sculptor Capital LP, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, and National Bank of Canada FI. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Is Anavex Life Sciences' short interest increasing or decreasing? Anavex Life Sciences saw a decrease in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 23,490,000 shares, a decrease of 2.2% from the previous total of 24,010,000 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. How does Anavex Life Sciences' short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical products" compare to Anavex Life Sciences: Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (6.57%), Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc. (9.87%), Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (4.67%), MoonLake Immunotherapeutics (11.52%), Immunovant, Inc. (30.43%), HUTCHMED (China) Limited (0.24%), Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (4.44%), Organon & Co. (7.61%), Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (12.58%), Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (22.89%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Anavex Life Sciences stock? Short selling AVXL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Anavex Life Sciences as its price is falling. AVXL shares are trading down $0.78 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 Anavex Life Sciences? A short squeeze for Anavex Life Sciences 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 AVXL, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Anavex Life Sciences' 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 AVXL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025. 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