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Axsome Therapeutics (AXSM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$112.29 +2.37 (+2.16%)
As of 04/30/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

Axsome Therapeutics Short Interest Data

Axsome Therapeutics (AXSM) has a short interest of 4.42 million shares, representing 11.68% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -14.17% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.0, indicating that it would take 5.0 days of the average trading volume of 681,896 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
4,420,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
5,150,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-14.17%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$458.93 million
Short Interest Ratio
5.0 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
48,765,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
11.68%
Today's Trading Volume
708,918 shares
Average Trading Volume
681,896 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
104%
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AXSM Days to Cover Over Time

AXSM Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Axsome Therapeutics Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/15/20254,420,000 shares $458.93 million -14.2%11.7%5 $103.83
3/31/20255,150,000 shares $600.64 million +4.9%13.6%5.5 $116.63
3/15/20254,910,000 shares $598.58 million -14.0%13.0%5.2 $121.91
2/28/20255,710,000 shares $728.25 million -2.7%15.1%6.2 $127.54
2/15/20255,870,000 shares $769.85 million +4.6%15.5%6.5 $131.15
1/31/20255,610,000 shares $597.24 million -2.4%N/A6.6 $106.46
1/15/20255,750,000 shares $539.06 million -13.1%N/A8.3 $93.75
12/31/20246,620,000 shares $560.12 million +1.5%N/A11.2 $84.61
12/15/20246,520,000 shares $587.45 million -7.9%N/A13.4 $90.10
11/30/20247,080,000 shares $695.40 million -7.9%N/A15.4 $98.22
11/15/20247,690,000 shares $716.48 million +1.5%N/A16.1 $93.17
10/31/20247,580,000 shares $674.85 million +0.8%N/A18.4 $89.03
10/15/20247,520,000 shares $649.95 million -3.1%N/A17 $86.43
9/30/20247,760,000 shares $697.39 million +1.2%N/A16.1 $89.87
9/15/20247,670,000 shares $718.45 million +0.8%N/A14 $93.67
8/31/20247,610,000 shares $676.22 million -0.8%N/A11.9 $88.86
8/15/20247,670,000 shares $656.63 million -5.8%N/A11.8 $85.61
7/31/20248,140,000 shares $710.70 million -1.7%N/A12 $87.31
7/15/20248,280,000 shares $685.58 million -3.5%N/A12 $82.80
6/30/20248,580,000 shares $690.69 million -3.5%N/A12.6 $80.50
6/15/20248,890,000 shares $654.57 million +7.5%N/A13.4 $73.63
5/31/20248,270,000 shares $607.27 million +9.0%N/A12.2 $73.43
5/15/20247,590,000 shares $576.31 million -1.6%N/A11.4 $75.93
4/30/20247,710,000 shares $568.69 million -0.5%N/A10.5 $73.76
4/15/20247,750,000 shares $528.63 million +1.3%N/A10.7 $68.21
3/31/20247,650,000 shares $610.47 million +4.8%N/A10.4 $79.80
3/15/20247,300,000 shares $551.44 million -2.3%N/A9.4 $75.54
2/29/20247,470,000 shares $607.91 million -0.7%N/A10.2 $81.38
2/15/20247,520,000 shares $702.82 million +0.4%N/A10.9 $93.46
1/31/20247,490,000 shares $674.32 million -10.0%N/A11.5 $90.03
1/15/20248,320,000 shares $708.95 million -1.2%N/A11.9 $85.21
12/31/20238,420,000 shares $670.15 million +0.7%N/A12.4 $79.59
12/15/20238,360,000 shares $610.20 million -1.1%N/A12.6 $72.99
11/30/20238,450,000 shares $569.95 million +10.6%N/A12.3 $67.45
11/15/20237,640,000 shares $460.00 million +4.0%N/A11.5 $60.21
10/31/20237,350,000 shares $457.76 million -3.2%N/A11 $62.28
10/15/20237,590,000 shares $504.51 million +1.6%N/A10.9 $66.47
9/30/20237,470,000 shares $522.08 million -8.0%N/A10.4 $69.89
9/15/20238,120,000 shares $611.11 million -1.5%N/A9.6 $75.26
8/31/20238,240,000 shares $665.79 million -3.5%N/A9.3 $80.80
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8/15/20238,540,000 shares $609.41 million -5.7%N/A9.4 $71.36
7/31/20239,060,000 shares $710.94 million -2.6%N/A9.6 $78.47
7/15/20239,300,000 shares $684.76 million +1.8%N/A10.5 $73.63
6/30/20239,140,000 shares $656.80 million +17.8%24.5%10.1 $71.86
6/15/20237,760,000 shares $656.73 million +0.3%22.2%9.9 $84.63
5/31/20237,740,000 shares $571.06 million +0.9%22.2%9.9 $73.78
5/15/20237,670,000 shares $596.50 million -4.0%22.0%9.1 $77.77
4/30/20237,990,000 shares $571.52 million +1.9%23.3%8.9 $71.53
4/15/20237,840,000 shares $537.04 million -4.5%22.8%8.6 $68.50
3/31/20238,210,000 shares $506.39 million -3.8%23.9%8.7 $61.68
3/15/20238,530,000 shares $528.26 million +1.6%24.8%8.9 $61.93
2/28/20238,400,000 shares $572.80 million +4.4%24.5%8.5 $68.19
2/15/20238,050,000 shares $508.28 million +5.4%23.5%6.9 $63.14
1/31/20237,640,000 shares $573 million -3.8%21.6%6.2 $75.00
1/15/20237,940,000 shares $534.36 million +5.2%22.4%5.9 $67.30
12/30/20227,550,000 shares $582.33 million +2.4%21.3%5.4 $77.13
12/15/20227,370,000 shares $570.88 million -7.1%20.8%5.1 $77.46
11/30/20227,930,000 shares $573.26 million +16.8%22.8%5.3 $72.29
11/15/20226,790,000 shares $372.91 million +9.0%19.5%5.2 $54.92
10/31/20226,230,000 shares $281.28 million +8.5%19.3%3.6 $45.15
10/15/20225,740,000 shares $275.52 million +2.5%17.8%3.7 $48.00
9/30/20225,600,000 shares $249.87 million -1.8%17.4%3.8 $44.62
9/15/20225,700,000 shares $351.63 million -3.7%17.7%2.9 $61.69
8/31/20225,920,000 shares $377.70 million +8.4%18.5%3.1 $63.80
8/15/20225,460,000 shares $258.64 million -5.0%17.1%3 $47.37
7/31/20225,750,000 shares $221.89 million -3.9%18.7%4.2 $38.59
7/15/20225,980,000 shares $261.27 million +7.4%19.5%4.1 $43.69
6/30/20225,570,000 shares $213.33 million +6.5%18.1%3.4 $38.30
6/15/20225,230,000 shares $120.29 million +4.8%17.0%3.6 $23.00
5/31/20224,990,000 shares $124.75 million +2.5%16.3%4.7 $25.00
5/15/20224,870,000 shares $135.87 million +7.7%15.9%4.6 $27.90
4/30/20224,520,000 shares $143.51 million -0.9%14.8%4.3 $31.75
4/15/20224,560,000 shares $168.08 million -4.6%15.0%4.7 $36.86
3/31/20224,780,000 shares $197.84 million +5.8%15.9%6.6 $41.39
3/15/20224,520,000 shares $131.67 million +2.3%15.0%7 $29.13
2/28/20224,420,000 shares $124.25 million +17.6%14.7%7.1 $28.11
2/15/20223,760,000 shares $126.90 million +8.4%12.7%6.3 $33.75
1/31/20223,470,000 shares $95.22 million +4.2%11.8%5.5 $27.44
1/15/20223,330,000 shares $95.24 million -2.9%11.3%5.5 $28.60
12/31/20213,430,000 shares $129.59 million -5.0%11.6%5.4 $37.78
12/15/20213,610,000 shares $118.30 million +2.9%12.2%5 $32.77
11/30/20213,510,000 shares $121.24 million +7.7%11.9%4.2 $34.54
11/15/20213,260,000 shares $125.44 million -2.1%11.0%3.5 $38.48
10/29/20213,330,000 shares $128.21 million -11.4%11.2%2.5 $38.50
10/15/20213,760,000 shares $150.78 million -0.3%12.7%2.6 $40.10
9/30/20213,770,000 shares $124.26 million +12.5%12.7%2.8 $32.96
9/15/20213,350,000 shares $92.86 million -16.5%11.3%2.7 $27.72
8/31/20214,010,000 shares $102.98 million +17.9%13.5%3.5 $25.68
8/13/20213,400,000 shares $77.72 million +15.3%11.5%3.4 $22.86
7/30/20212,950,000 shares $143.34 million +8.5%10.0%4.8 $48.59
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7/15/20212,720,000 shares $154.41 million -6.2%9.2%6.9 $56.77
6/30/20212,900,000 shares $195.63 million -12.9%9.8%7.7 $67.46
6/15/20213,330,000 shares $223.81 million -2.1%11.3%8.9 $67.21
5/28/20213,400,000 shares $206.41 million +4.3%11.5%9.2 $60.71
5/14/20213,260,000 shares $195.70 million +5.2%11.0%8.9 $60.03
4/30/20213,100,000 shares $191.52 million +7.3%10.5%8.7 $61.78
4/15/20212,890,000 shares $154.76 million -0.3%9.8%8.7 $53.55
3/31/20212,900,000 shares $162.14 million -8.5%9.9%9.7 $55.91
3/15/20213,170,000 shares $210.77 million -1.3%10.8%10.2 $66.49
2/26/20213,210,000 shares $219.50 million +4.2%10.9%10.2 $68.38
2/12/20213,080,000 shares $227.00 million -8.6%10.5%10 $73.70
1/29/20213,370,000 shares $235.36 million +0.6%11.5%10.7 $69.84
1/15/20213,350,000 shares $267.63 million -3.2%11.4%10.7 $79.89
12/31/20203,460,000 shares $288.08 million +2.4%11.8%11.4 $83.26
12/15/20203,380,000 shares $270.23 million +1.2%11.5%10.7 $79.95
11/30/20203,340,000 shares $251.10 million -3.5%11.4%9.3 $75.18
11/15/20203,460,000 shares $256.66 million +0.3%11.8%9.5 $74.18
10/30/20203,450,000 shares $234.70 million -4.7%11.8%9.3 $68.03
10/15/20203,620,000 shares $270.16 million -5.2%12.4%9.4 $74.63
9/30/20203,820,000 shares $272.18 million +4.1%13.1%9.4 $71.25
9/15/20203,670,000 shares $298.22 million -4.4%12.6%7.8 $81.26
8/31/20203,840,000 shares $281.51 million -1.0%13.1%8.4 $73.31
8/14/20203,880,000 shares $306.52 million +0.3%13.3%8.1 $79.00
7/31/20203,870,000 shares $276.05 million No Change13.5%7.3 $71.33
7/15/20203,870,000 shares $307.36 million +0.3%13.5%5.7 $79.42
6/30/20203,860,000 shares $317.60 million +9.0%13.4%5.1 $82.28
6/15/20203,540,000 shares $255.84 million +4.1%12.3%4.3 $72.27
5/29/20203,400,000 shares $261.73 million -0.9%11.8%3.5 $76.98
5/15/20203,430,000 shares $298.00 million -4.5%11.9%3.4 $86.88

AXSM Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Axsome Therapeutics' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Axsome Therapeutics shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, traders have sold 4,420,000 shares of AXSM short. 11.68% of Axsome Therapeutics' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Axsome Therapeutics' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Axsome 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. AXSM shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Axsome Therapeutics's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Axsome Therapeutics?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Axsome Therapeutics: Jefferies Financial Group Inc., GTS Securities LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Sig Brokerage LP, Nomura Holdings Inc., Millennium Management LLC, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., Group One Trading LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Caption Management LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, HAP Trading LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Axsome 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. 11.68% of Axsome Therapeutics' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Axsome Therapeutics' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Axsome Therapeutics saw a drop in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,420,000 shares, a drop of 14.2% from the previous total of 5,150,000 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 Axsome Therapeutics' short interest compare to its competitors?

11.68% of Axsome Therapeutics' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical products" compare to Axsome Therapeutics: Summit Therapeutics Inc. (29.08%), Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (2.69%), Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc. (2.58%), Genmab A/S (0.33%), Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited (1.91%), Ascendis Pharma A/S (11.37%), Moderna, Inc. (16.48%), Viatris Inc. (3.96%), Qiagen (2.11%), Roivant Sciences Ltd. (11.68%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Axsome Therapeutics stock?

Short selling AXSM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Axsome Therapeutics as its price is falling. AXSM shares are trading up $2.37 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 Axsome Therapeutics?

A short squeeze for Axsome 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 AXSM, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Axsome 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 AXSM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:AXSM) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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