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BIOLASE (BIOL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$0.01 0.00 (-2.81%)
As of 07/3/2025

BIOLASE Short Interest Data

BIOLASE (BIOL) has a short interest of 1.97 million shares, representing 6.14% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -6.19% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.4, indicating that it would take 0.4 days of the average trading volume of 2.58 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
1,970,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
2,100,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-6.19%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$282.89 thousand
Short Interest Ratio
0.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
June 15, 2024
Outstanding Shares
33,407,000 shares
Float Size
32,080,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
6.14%
Today's Trading Volume
115,880 shares
Average Trading Volume
2,582,435 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
4%
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BIOL Short Interest Over Time

BIOL Days to Cover Over Time

BIOL Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

BIOLASE Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
6/15/20241,970,000 shares $282.89 thousand -6.2%6.1%0.4 $0.14
5/31/20242,100,000 shares $358.68 thousand +25.8%6.6%0.4 $0.17
5/15/20241,670,000 shares $256.85 thousand +474.9%5.2%0.3 $0.15
4/30/2024290,500 shares $43.08 thousand -51.0%0.9%0.1 $0.15
4/15/2024592,700 shares $80.61 thousand -74.1%1.9%0.1 $0.14
3/31/20242,290,000 shares $434.64 thousand +692.7%7.5%0.4 $0.19
3/15/2024288,900 shares $40.13 thousand +17.6%0.9%0.1 $0.14
2/29/2024245,600 shares $33.89 thousand -63.8%0.9%0.1 $0.14
2/15/2024678,600 shares $98.60 thousand +602.5%3.1%0.5 $0.15
1/31/202496,600 shares $72.07 thousand +375.9%3.0%0.3 $0.75
1/15/202420,300 shares $21.11 thousand -57.4%0.6%0.1 $1.04
12/31/202347,600 shares $53.41 thousand -5.2%1.5%0.2 $1.12
12/15/202350,200 shares $57.23 thousand +126.1%1.6%0.2 $1.14
11/30/202322,200 shares $24.20 thousand -77.9%1.1%0.1 $1.09
11/15/2023100,500 shares $127.64 thousand +1,068.6%5.1%0.3 $1.27
10/31/20238,600 shares $14.45 thousand -70.1%1.0%0 $1.68
10/15/202328,800 shares $48.96 thousand -74.5%3.2%0.1 $1.70
9/30/2023113,000 shares $210.18 thousand -59.0%12.1%0.4 $1.86
9/15/2023275,700 shares $526.59 thousand +70.6%29.6%0.8 $1.91
8/31/2023161,600 shares $706.19 thousand +4.9%16.2%0.7 $4.37
8/15/2023154,100 shares $947.72 thousand -61.4%15.4%0.7 $6.15
7/31/2023399,400 shares $2.43 million -87.2%40.2%2.1 $6.09
7/15/20233,110,000 shares $270.26 thousand -44.4%3.8%0.4 $0.09
6/30/20235,590,000 shares $395.21 thousand +589.1%6.9%0.7 $0.07
6/15/2023811,200 shares $64.08 thousand -61.2%1.1%0.2 $0.08
5/31/20232,090,000 shares $170.34 thousand +145.4%8.0%0.6 $0.08
5/15/2023851,600 shares $183.01 thousand +4.4%3.7%0.5 $0.21
4/30/2023815,700 shares $203.93 thousand +219.5%4.1%0.8 $0.25
4/15/2023255,300 shares $61.83 thousand +140.9%1.3%0.3 $0.24
3/31/2023106,000 shares $29.81 thousand +127.0%0.5%0.2 $0.28
3/15/202346,700 shares $18.21 thousand -59.2%0.2%0.1 $0.39
2/28/2023114,500 shares $58.40 thousand -42.4%0.6%0.2 $0.51
2/15/2023198,900 shares $101.40 thousand -29.1%1.0%0.3 $0.51
1/31/2023280,400 shares $152.31 thousand -31.9%1.4%0.5 $0.54
1/15/2023411,800 shares $175.59 thousand -36.7%12.8%0.9 $0.43
12/30/2022650,300 shares $422.70 thousand -7.1%9.3%2.7 $0.65
12/15/2022700,100 shares $467.32 thousand +108.5%10.0%5.1 $0.67
11/30/2022335,800 shares $324.38 thousand +144.2%4.8%3 $0.97
11/15/2022137,500 shares $247.50 thousand +8.4%2.0%1.8 $1.80
10/31/2022126,900 shares $248.72 thousand -2.0%1.9%3.7 $1.96
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10/15/2022129,500 shares $268.07 thousand +5.0%1.9%3.9 $2.07
9/30/2022123,300 shares $299.62 thousand +5.7%1.8%3.7 $2.43
9/15/2022116,700 shares $378.11 thousand +6.4%1.7%3.2 $3.24
8/31/2022109,700 shares $424.54 thousand -23.9%1.6%3.1 $3.87
8/15/2022144,200 shares $733.26 thousand -22.6%2.1%3.9 $5.09
7/31/2022186,300 shares $825.31 thousand -13.2%2.8%4.6 $4.43
7/15/2022214,500 shares $890.18 thousand -13.2%3.2%3.7 $4.15
6/30/2022247,200 shares $1.13 million +3.5%3.3%4.2 $4.58
6/15/2022238,800 shares $1.03 million -14.7%4.0%4.2 $4.31
5/31/2022280,100 shares $1.35 million -0.4%4.6%4.4 $4.83
5/15/2022281,300 shares $1.12 million -45.3%4.7%4.3 $3.99
4/30/2022514,100 shares $2.36 million -89.5%8.5%8.5 $4.60
4/15/20224,910,000 shares $1.51 million +1.7%N/A4.3 $0.31
3/31/20224,830,000 shares $1.71 million +14.2%N/A3.8 $0.35
3/15/20224,230,000 shares $1.35 million -16.4%N/A2 $0.32
2/28/20225,060,000 shares $1.78 million +14.0%3.4%2.3 $0.35
2/15/20224,440,000 shares $1.77 million -18.2%3.0%1.6 $0.40
1/31/20225,430,000 shares $2.01 million -7.8%3.6%1.7 $0.37
1/15/20225,890,000 shares $2.37 million -11.4%3.9%1.8 $0.40
12/31/20216,650,000 shares $2.59 million +11.0%4.4%2 $0.39
12/15/20215,990,000 shares $2.37 million -12.2%4.0%2 $0.40
11/30/20216,820,000 shares $3.00 million +17.2%4.6%2.8 $0.44
11/15/20215,820,000 shares $2.92 million +10.7%3.9%2.7 $0.50
10/29/20215,260,000 shares $2.95 million -1.9%3.5%1.3 $0.56
10/15/20215,360,000 shares $3.17 million -5.6%3.6%1.3 $0.59
9/30/20215,680,000 shares $3.63 million -2.1%N/A1.4 $0.64
9/15/20215,800,000 shares $3.91 million -3.0%3.9%1.4 $0.67
8/31/20215,980,000 shares $4.59 million +37.8%4.0%1.3 $0.77
8/13/20214,340,000 shares $3.43 million +0.7%2.9%1 $0.79
7/30/20214,310,000 shares $2.47 million +11.7%2.9%1.6 $0.57
7/15/20213,860,000 shares $2.27 million -21.5%2.6%1.3 $0.59
6/30/20214,920,000 shares $3.43 million -6.3%3.3%1.4 $0.70
6/15/20215,250,000 shares $3.95 million -15.5%3.7%1 $0.75
5/28/20216,210,000 shares $4.50 million +3.5%4.4%1.1 $0.73
5/14/20216,000,000 shares $3.48 million -24.2%4.2%0.9 $0.58
4/30/20217,920,000 shares $6.02 million -4.9%5.6%0.8 $0.76
4/15/20218,330,000 shares $7.08 million -2.0%6.1%0.5 $0.85
3/31/20218,500,000 shares $7.10 million -10.3%6.2%0.3 $0.84
3/15/20219,480,000 shares $9.28 million +14.6%7.1%0.3 $0.98
2/26/20218,270,000 shares $7.58 million -7.9%6.2%0.2 $0.92
2/12/20218,980,000 shares $11.49 million +10.1%6.7%0.3 $1.28
1/29/20218,160,000 shares $9.63 million -37.0%7.1%0.3 $1.18
1/15/202112,950,000 shares $11.84 million No Change15.1%0.5 $0.91

BIOL Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is BIOLASE's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of BIOLASE shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 15th, traders have sold 1,970,000 shares of BIOL short. 6.14% of BIOLASE's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on BIOLASE's current short interest.

What is a good short interest percentage for BIOLASE?

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. 6.14% of BIOLASE's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is BIOLASE's short interest increasing or decreasing?

BIOLASE saw a decline in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,970,000 shares, a decline of 6.2% from the previous total of 2,100,000 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.

What is BIOLASE's float size?

BIOLASE currently has issued a total of 33,407,000 shares. Some of BIOLASE'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. BIOLASE currently has a public float of 32,080,000 shares.

How does BIOLASE's short interest compare to its competitors?

6.14% of BIOLASE's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "medical equipment" compare to BIOLASE: Nuwellis, Inc. (82.89%), Dynatronics Co. (0.12%), Cutera, Inc. (19.35%), Sonendo, Inc. (0.13%), Sharps Technology, Inc. (13.49%), Helius Medical Technologies, Inc. (540.42%), Acutus Medical, Inc. (0.00%), SmileDirectClub, Inc. (1.19%), G Medical Innovations Holdings Ltd (0.00%), ViewRay, Inc. (0.18%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($5.04 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.49 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.25 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($3.02 billion), General Motors Company ($2.91 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.37 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.19 billion), Tractor Supply Company ($1.82 billion), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.72 billion), and Enphase Energy, Inc. ($1.61 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short BIOLASE stock?

Short selling BIOL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BIOLASE as its price is falling. BIOL shares are trading down $0.00 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 BIOLASE?

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

How often is BIOLASE'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 BIOL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 15 2024.




This page (NASDAQ:BIOL) was last updated on 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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