BioXcel Therapeutics (BTAI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $1.99 +0.03 (+1.53%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.02 +0.03 (+1.51%) As of 07:56 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BioXcel Therapeutics Short Interest DataBioXcel Therapeutics (BTAI) has a short interest of 133,800 shares, representing 2.42% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 52.05% increase 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 1.20 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest133,800 sharesPrevious Short Interest88,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+52.05%Dollar Volume Sold Short$195.35 thousandShort Interest Ratio0.0 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2025Outstanding Shares6,056,000 sharesFloat Size5,530,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.42%Today's Trading Volume263,520 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,203,725 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average22% Short Selling BioXcel Therapeutics? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for BioXcel Therapeutics and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartBTAI Short Interest Over TimeBTAI Days to Cover Over TimeBTAI Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time BioXcel Therapeutics Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/15/2025133,800 shares $195.35 thousand +52.1%2.4%0 $1.46 4/30/202588,000 shares $162.80 thousand +18.4%1.9%0 $1.85 4/15/202574,300 shares $135.23 thousand -66.6%1.6%0 $1.82 3/31/2025222,700 shares $452.08 thousand +0.6%4.9%0.1 $2.03 3/15/2025221,300 shares $471.37 thousand -33.0%8.1%0.1 $2.13 2/28/2025330,500 shares $713.88 thousand +16.2%12.1%0.1 $2.16 2/15/2025284,500 shares $657.20 thousand +13.5%11.0%2 $2.31 1/31/2025250,700 shares $1.31 million -84.3%9.7%2.1 $5.22 1/15/20251,600,000 shares $554.40 thousand +98.1%N/A1.1 $0.35 12/31/2024807,700 shares $302.00 thousand -23.1%N/A1 $0.37 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BTAI and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for BioXcel Therapeutics and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 12/15/20241,050,000 shares $432.71 thousand +16.8%N/A1.7 $0.41 11/30/2024898,700 shares $367.30 thousand +44.0%N/A1.4 $0.41 11/15/2024624,100 shares $354.68 thousand +79.8%N/A1.2 $0.57 10/31/2024347,100 shares $231.45 thousand -39.8%N/A0.7 $0.67 10/15/2024576,400 shares $327.91 thousand +11.6%N/A1.2 $0.57 9/30/2024516,400 shares $315.00 thousand -26.0%N/A0.9 $0.61 9/15/2024697,600 shares $474.37 thousand +2.5%N/A1.1 $0.68 8/31/2024680,500 shares $418.51 thousand -6.9%N/A1.2 $0.62 8/15/2024731,200 shares $497.22 thousand -9.4%N/A1.2 $0.68 7/31/2024807,300 shares $904.18 thousand +28.9%N/A1.2 $1.12 7/15/2024626,100 shares $763.84 thousand -61.4%N/A1 $1.22 6/30/20241,620,000 shares $2.07 million +8.7%N/A2.8 $1.28 6/15/20241,490,000 shares $2.04 million +0.7%N/A2.9 $1.37 5/31/20241,480,000 shares $2.68 million -9.2%N/A2.6 $1.81 5/15/20241,630,000 shares $3.36 million +8.7%N/A2.8 $2.06 4/30/20241,500,000 shares $3.78 million -28.2%N/A1 $2.52 4/15/20242,090,000 shares $5.75 million -16.1%N/A1.4 $2.75 3/31/20242,490,000 shares $7.02 million -20.7%10.5%1.7 $2.82 3/15/20243,140,000 shares $8.42 million -20.9%14.6%2.1 $2.68 2/29/20243,970,000 shares $12.62 million -46.8%18.7%2.6 $3.18 2/15/20247,460,000 shares $26.78 million +203.3%35.2%4.9 $3.59 1/31/20242,460,000 shares $7.92 million -17.5%11.9%2.1 $3.22 1/15/20242,980,000 shares $7.84 million +0.3%14.4%1.1 $2.63 12/31/20232,970,000 shares $8.76 million +3.5%14.7%1 $2.95 12/15/20232,870,000 shares $9.30 million -16.6%14.2%0.9 $3.24 11/30/20233,440,000 shares $13.07 million -32.3%17.0%1.1 $3.80 11/15/20235,080,000 shares $22.35 million -12.6%25.1%1.6 $4.40 10/31/20235,810,000 shares $23.33 million +16.9%28.8%1.9 $4.02 10/15/20234,970,000 shares $15.56 million +38.8%24.6%3.6 $3.13 9/30/20233,580,000 shares $9.06 million -24.6%17.7%2.4 $2.53Get Ready for Elon Musk’s BIGGEST Comeback Yet (Ad)Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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Short interest is the volume of BioXcel Therapeutics shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 133,800 shares of BTAI short. 2.42% of BioXcel Therapeutics' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on BioXcel Therapeutics' current short interest. What is a good short interest percentage for BioXcel 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. 2.42% of BioXcel Therapeutics' floating shares are currently sold short. Is BioXcel Therapeutics' short interest increasing or decreasing? BioXcel Therapeutics saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 133,800 shares, an increase of 52.0% from the previous total of 88,000 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 BioXcel Therapeutics' float size? BioXcel Therapeutics currently has issued a total of 6,056,000 shares. Some of BioXcel 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. BioXcel Therapeutics currently has a public float of 5,530,000 shares. How does BioXcel Therapeutics' short interest compare to its competitors? 2.42% of BioXcel Therapeutics' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical products" compare to BioXcel Therapeutics: Kezar Life Sciences, Inc. (0.87%), Pulmatrix, Inc. (0.50%), Dyadic International, Inc. (0.73%), Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (3.95%), ALX Oncology Holdings Inc. (17.25%), BioAtla, Inc. (10.14%), Allakos Inc. (0.37%), Oncolytics Biotech Inc. (2.61%), FibroGen, Inc. (4.74%), Vor Biopharma Inc. (3.59%), 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 ($29.20 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($5.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.00 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($3.65 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($3.27 billion), and Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.10 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short BioXcel Therapeutics stock? Short selling BTAI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BioXcel Therapeutics as its price is falling. BTAI shares are trading up $0.03 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 BioXcel Therapeutics? A short squeeze for BioXcel Therapeutics 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 BTAI, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is BioXcel 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 BTAI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025. 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