This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Axcella Health (AXLA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisBuy This Stock Axcella Health Short Interest DataAxcella Health (AXLA) has a short interest of 33,900 shares, representing 3.17% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -56.65% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.0, indicating that it would take 0.0 days of the average trading volume of 267,009 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest33,900 sharesPrevious Short Interest78,200 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-56.65%Dollar Volume Sold Short$183.40 thousandShort Interest Ratio0.0 Days to CoverLast Record DateNovember 15, 2023Outstanding Shares2,950,000 sharesFloat Size1,070,000 sharesShort Percent of Float3.17%Today's Trading Volume6,782 sharesAverage Trading Volume267,009 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average3% Short Selling Axcella Health? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Axcella Health and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartAXLA Short Interest Over TimeAXLA Days to Cover Over TimeAXLA Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Axcella Health Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 11/15/202333,900 shares $183.40 thousand -56.7%3.2%0 $5.41 10/31/202378,200 shares $427.75 thousand -30.7%7.4%0.1 $5.47 10/15/2023112,900 shares $1.08 million -2.5%10.7%0.1 $9.53 9/30/2023115,800 shares $1.21 million -51.9%10.9%0.1 $10.44 9/15/2023240,800 shares $3.76 million -97.6%22.7%0.3 $15.60 8/31/20239,910,000 shares $2.29 million +686.5%37.3%0.6 $0.23 8/15/20231,260,000 shares $198.45 thousand -4.6%4.7%1.1 $0.16 7/31/20231,320,000 shares $239.18 thousand -3.7%5.0%5.8 $0.18 7/15/20231,370,000 shares $260.30 thousand -3.5%5.2%6.4 $0.19 6/30/20231,420,000 shares $309.99 thousand -3.4%5.3%7.2 $0.22 Get the Latest News and Ratings for AXLA and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Axcella Health and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 6/15/20231,470,000 shares $460.11 thousand +5.0%5.5%12.3 $0.31 5/31/20231,400,000 shares $548.52 thousand -8.5%5.3%25 $0.39 5/15/20231,530,000 shares $629.60 thousand +1.3%5.8%15.5 $0.41 4/30/20231,510,000 shares $607.02 thousand -4.4%5.7%3 $0.40 4/15/20231,580,000 shares $597.08 thousand +4.0%6.0%1.5 $0.38 3/31/20231,520,000 shares $729.60 thousand -3.8%5.7%1.5 $0.48 3/15/20231,580,000 shares $774.20 thousand -15.1%6.0%1.4 $0.49 2/28/20231,860,000 shares $1.08 million +48.8%7.0%1.1 $0.58 2/15/20231,250,000 shares $753.50 thousand -0.8%4.7%0.8 $0.60 1/31/20231,260,000 shares $856.80 thousand +563.2%4.4%1 $0.68 1/15/2023190,000 shares $88.98 thousand -44.2%0.7%0.2 $0.47 12/30/2022340,600 shares $111.55 thousand +129.5%1.2%0.5 $0.33 12/15/2022148,400 shares $65.15 thousand -32.3%0.5%0.2 $0.44 11/30/2022219,300 shares $184.30 thousand +21.1%0.8%1.2 $0.84 11/15/2022181,100 shares $199.21 thousand -32.4%0.6%1 $1.10 10/31/2022267,800 shares $321.36 thousand +9.0%1.0%1.7 $1.20 10/15/2022245,700 shares $439.80 thousand +324.4%0.9%1.5 $1.79 9/30/202257,900 shares $99.01 thousand -49.1%0.3%0.4 $1.71 9/15/2022113,800 shares $211.67 thousand +17.9%0.5%1.8 $1.86 8/31/202296,500 shares $237.39 thousand -7.8%0.5%1.4 $2.46 8/15/2022104,700 shares $277.46 thousand +16.9%0.5%1.5 $2.65 7/31/202289,600 shares $169.34 thousand +10.2%0.4%1.4 $1.89 7/15/202281,300 shares $169.10 thousand -22.4%0.4%1.8 $2.08 6/30/2022104,700 shares $212.54 thousand +2.1%0.5%1.6 $2.03 6/15/2022102,600 shares $230.85 thousand -8.1%0.5%1.5 $2.25 5/31/2022111,600 shares $236.59 thousand -7.2%0.5%1.5 $2.12 5/15/2022120,200 shares $177.90 thousand -16.9%0.5%1.6 $1.48 4/30/2022144,600 shares $248.71 thousand -14.5%0.7%1.5 $1.72 4/15/2022169,200 shares $333.32 thousand -18.1%0.8%1.7 $1.97 3/31/2022206,700 shares $531.22 thousand -13.8%2.0%2.2 $2.57I was wrong about Trump (Ad)I made a mistake. 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But I was wrong.Let me show you exactly what we’re doing to prepare. 3/15/2022239,700 shares $457.83 thousand -17.8%1.9%2.6 $1.91 2/28/2022291,500 shares $550.94 thousand +8.3%1.5%3.7 $1.89 2/15/2022269,100 shares $479.00 thousand +1.9%1.4%3.3 $1.78 1/31/2022264,000 shares $451.44 thousand -10.0%1.4%3.8 $1.71 1/15/2022293,200 shares $533.62 thousand -16.7%1.6%2.1 $1.82 12/31/2021351,800 shares $735.26 thousand -18.1%1.9%2.5 $2.09 12/15/2021429,500 shares $1.01 million -0.7%2.3%3.1 $2.36 11/30/2021432,600 shares $1.26 million +8.5%2.3%3.3 $2.92 11/15/2021398,700 shares $1.21 million -8.7%2.1%3.1 $3.03 10/29/2021436,700 shares $1.40 million +24.0%2.4%3.4 $3.20 10/15/2021352,100 shares $989.40 thousand +35.7%1.9%3.1 $2.81 9/30/2021259,400 shares $773.01 thousand -12.1%1.4%3.8 $2.98 9/15/2021295,000 shares $944 thousand -17.9%1.6%1.9 $3.20 8/31/2021359,300 shares $1.31 million -1.5%2.0%1.2 $3.65 8/13/2021364,600 shares $1.20 million -15.9%2.0%1.1 $3.30 7/30/2021433,400 shares $1.47 million -6.6%2.4%1.4 $3.40 7/15/2021464,000 shares $1.69 million +15.6%2.8%1.5 $3.64 6/30/2021401,500 shares $1.61 million -45.9%2.4%1.3 $4.01 6/15/2021741,600 shares $3.45 million +33.0%4.5%3.2 $4.65 5/28/2021557,500 shares $1.78 million +8.2%3.4%3.2 $3.19 5/14/2021515,200 shares $1.72 million -0.5%3.1%6.3 $3.33 4/30/2021517,900 shares $2.25 million +24.9%3.1%6.4 $4.35 4/15/2021414,700 shares $1.80 million +3.3%3.8%5.3 $4.35 3/31/2021401,300 shares $1.86 million +9.5%2.5%5.1 $4.63 3/15/2021366,400 shares $2.14 million -2.7%2.3%4.5 $5.85 2/26/2021376,600 shares $2.22 million +7.2%2.4%4.5 $5.89 2/12/2021351,200 shares $2.25 million +3.1%2.2%3.9 $6.41 1/29/2021340,800 shares $1.90 million +1.8%2.2%3.6 $5.57 1/15/2021334,700 shares $1.92 million -0.6%2.1%3.6 $5.74 12/31/2020336,800 shares $1.80 million +1.5%2.1%3.7 $5.34 12/15/2020332,000 shares $1.88 million +19.3%2.1%3.5 $5.66 11/30/2020278,400 shares $1.60 million +19.1%1.8%2.7 $5.74 11/15/2020233,800 shares $1.24 million -29.1%1.6%1.9 $5.29 10/30/2020329,900 shares $1.46 million -2.1%2.3%1.9 $4.42 10/15/2020336,800 shares $1.66 million -11.0%2.4%1.7 $4.94 9/30/2020378,400 shares $1.75 million +13.1%2.7%1.6 $4.62 9/15/2020334,500 shares $1.58 million +19.3%2.4%1.2 $4.73 8/31/2020280,500 shares $1.40 million +4.0%2.0%1 $5.00 8/14/2020269,700 shares $1.54 million -36.7%2.0%0.8 $5.71 7/31/2020425,900 shares $1.91 million -3.2%2.8%1.2 $4.49 7/15/2020439,800 shares $1.89 million +22.2%2.9%1.3 $4.29 AXLA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Axcella Health's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Axcella Health shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 15th, traders have sold 33,900 shares of AXLA short. 3.17% of Axcella Health's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Axcella Health's current short interest. What is a good short interest percentage for Axcella Health? 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. 3.17% of Axcella Health's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Axcella Health's short interest increasing or decreasing? Axcella Health saw a decrease in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 33,900 shares, a decrease of 56.6% from the previous total of 78,200 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 Axcella Health's float size? Axcella Health currently has issued a total of 2,950,000 shares. Some of Axcella Health'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. Axcella Health currently has a public float of 1,070,000 shares. How does Axcella Health's short interest compare to its competitors? 3.17% of Axcella Health's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "medical" compare to Axcella Health: Aptose Biosciences Inc. (3.30%), Organovo Holdings, Inc. (4.32%), Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. (0.66%), Kiromic BioPharma, Inc. (0.01%), TC Biopharm (Holdings) Plc (176.43%), Genocea Biosciences, Inc. (0.33%), Eloxx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (0.08%), Prime Medicine, Inc. (35.77%), Inhibikase Therapeutics, Inc. (2.40%), Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. (1.72%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: RTX Corporation ($7.24 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.72 billion), Occidental Petroleum Corporation ($2.80 billion), lululemon athletica inc. ($2.48 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.38 billion), Tractor Supply Company ($2.35 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.79 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.73 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Axcella Health stock? Short selling AXLA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Axcella Health 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. How does a short squeeze work against Axcella Health? A short squeeze for Axcella Health 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 AXLA, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Axcella Health's 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 AXLA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 15 2023. 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