Cellular Biomedicine Group (CBMG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Cellular Biomedicine Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 29th, traders have sold 290,000 shares of CBMG short. 2.53% of Cellular Biomedicine Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Cellular Biomedicine Group's 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. CBMG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Cellular Biomedicine Group'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. 2.53% of Cellular Biomedicine Group's floating shares are currently sold short.

Cellular Biomedicine Group saw a increase in short interest in January. As of January 29th, there was short interest totaling 290,000 shares, an increase of 2.1% from the previous total of 284,100 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.

Cellular Biomedicine Group currently has issued a total of 19,478,000 shares. Some of Cellular Biomedicine Group'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. Cellular Biomedicine Group currently has a public float of 11,440,000 shares.

2.53% of Cellular Biomedicine Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "medical" compare to Cellular Biomedicine Group: Prime Medicine, Inc. (39.00%), Inhibikase Therapeutics, Inc. (4.93%), Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. (4.74%), Achilles Therapeutics plc (1.26%), ZIVO Bioscience, Inc. (1.77%), bluebird bio, Inc. (2.91%), Cyclo Therapeutics, Inc. (3.55%), Finch Therapeutics Group, Inc. (0.01%), NKGen Biotech, Inc. (1.16%), AlloVir, Inc. (2.56%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: GameStop Corp. ($6.96 billion), DuPont de Nemours, Inc. ($5.44 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.39 billion), Aon plc ($4.87 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($4.45 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.29 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($3.19 billion), The Clorox Company ($2.24 billion), Palantir Technologies Inc. ($2.18 billion), and Snowflake Inc. ($2.17 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CBMG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Cellular Biomedicine Group 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.

A short squeeze for Cellular Biomedicine Group 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 CBMG, 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 CBMG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 29 2021.