Audentes Therapeutics (BOLD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Audentes Therapeutics shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, investors have sold 484,500 shares of BOLD short. 3.26% of Audentes Therapeutics' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Audentes Therapeutics' current short interest.

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. BOLD shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.0. Learn More on Audentes Therapeutics's short interest ratio.

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. 3.26% of Audentes Therapeutics' floating shares are currently sold short.

Audentes Therapeutics saw a decline in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 484,500 shares, a decline of 30.9% from the previous total of 701,100 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.

Audentes Therapeutics currently has issued a total of 22,300,000 shares. Some of Audentes Therapeutics' 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. Audentes Therapeutics currently has a public float of 14,880,000 shares.

3.26% of Audentes Therapeutics' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical preparations" compare to Audentes Therapeutics: Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. (15.33%), Tiziana Life Sciences Ltd (1.32%), AC Immune SA (2.25%), scPharmaceuticals Inc. (4.32%), Inventiva S.A. (0.75%), CytomX Therapeutics, Inc. (12.08%), LifeVantage Co. (20.18%), TransCode Therapeutics, Inc. (5.43%), Journey Medical Co. (3.74%), Silence Therapeutics plc (4.91%),

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.

Short selling BOLD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Audentes Therapeutics as its price is falling. BOLD shares are trading down $0.73 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 Audentes 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 BOLD, 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 BOLD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.