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Checkpoint Therapeutics (CKPT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Checkpoint Therapeutics Short Interest Data

Checkpoint Therapeutics (CKPT) has a short interest of 3.80 million shares, representing 5.89% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -18.63% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.5, indicating that it would take 1.5 days of the average trading volume of 1.26 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
3,800,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
4,670,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-18.63%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$15.62 million
Short Interest Ratio
1.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 30, 2025
Outstanding Shares
83,764,000 shares
Float Size
64,480,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
5.89%
Today's Trading Volume
394,843 shares
Average Trading Volume
1,259,574 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
31%
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CKPT Short Interest Over Time

CKPT Days to Cover Over Time

CKPT Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Checkpoint Therapeutics Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/30/20253,800,000 shares $15.62 million -18.6%5.9%1.5 $4.11
4/15/20254,670,000 shares $18.77 million -7.2%7.2%1.8 $4.02
3/31/20255,030,000 shares $20.32 million -1.6%8.1%2 $4.04
3/15/20255,110,000 shares $20.29 million -28.5%14.2%2.1 $3.97
2/28/20257,150,000 shares $20.45 million -4.5%19.9%3.2 $2.86
2/15/20257,490,000 shares $24.79 million -3.5%20.8%5.7 $3.31
1/31/20257,760,000 shares $22.04 million -2.1%21.7%5.8 $2.84
1/15/20257,930,000 shares $26.41 million -0.9%21.0%5.5 $3.33
12/31/20248,000,000 shares $25.60 million +17.5%21.1%5.7 $3.20
12/15/20246,810,000 shares $24.99 million +3.7%16.9%5.2 $3.67
11/30/20246,570,000 shares $28.84 million +9.0%16.2%8.1 $4.39
11/15/20246,030,000 shares $20.68 million +8.5%14.9%8.3 $3.43
10/31/20245,560,000 shares $19.13 million +20.6%14.9%9.1 $3.44
10/15/20244,610,000 shares $12.17 million +5.3%12.3%10 $2.64
9/30/20244,380,000 shares $9.81 million +2.1%11.7%11 $2.24
9/15/20244,290,000 shares $9.87 million +4.9%11.4%10.9 $2.30
8/31/20244,090,000 shares $9.61 million -4.0%10.9%10.6 $2.35
8/15/20244,260,000 shares $9.50 million +0.7%11.8%11.3 $2.23
7/31/20244,230,000 shares $10.11 million +7.4%13.9%10 $2.39
7/15/20243,940,000 shares $9.89 million +2.9%13.0%10.1 $2.51
6/30/20243,830,000 shares $8.23 million +0.3%12.6%10.3 $2.15
6/15/20243,820,000 shares $8.10 million -6.1%13.1%10.1 $2.12
5/31/20244,070,000 shares $7.73 million +2.5%13.9%11.1 $1.90
5/15/20243,970,000 shares $6.47 million +12.8%12.7%9.8 $1.63
4/30/20243,520,000 shares $4.89 million -6.9%11.5%8.9 $1.39
4/15/20243,780,000 shares $6.50 million +1.1%12.4%7.9 $1.72
3/31/20243,740,000 shares $7.67 million +1.9%12.2%6.9 $2.05
3/15/20243,670,000 shares $7.05 million +9.6%18.2%5.6 $1.92
2/29/20243,350,000 shares $7.00 million -2.9%16.6%3.7 $2.09
2/15/20243,450,000 shares $6.93 million +0.6%17.1%3.7 $2.01
1/31/20243,430,000 shares $7.00 million -9.0%17.0%3.8 $2.04
1/15/20243,770,000 shares $7.31 million -7.4%18.7%4.6 $1.94
12/31/20234,070,000 shares $9.32 million +0.3%20.2%5.5 $2.29
12/15/20234,060,000 shares $13.48 million +28.1%19.9%6.1 $3.32
11/30/20233,170,000 shares $8.43 million +19.6%15.7%8.2 $2.66
11/15/20232,650,000 shares $4.98 million +10.9%13.1%10 $1.88
10/31/20232,390,000 shares $4.45 million +10.7%12.9%8.8 $1.86
10/15/20232,160,000 shares $4.04 million +19.3%11.7%7.2 $1.87
9/30/20231,810,000 shares $3.08 million +17.5%9.8%6.2 $1.70
9/15/20231,540,000 shares $3.03 million -2.5%8.6%5.9 $1.97
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8/31/20231,580,000 shares $3.18 million +1.3%9.5%6.2 $2.01
8/15/20231,560,000 shares $3.15 million +6.1%9.4%5.8 $2.02
7/31/20231,470,000 shares $3.81 million +3.5%10.6%6 $2.59
7/15/20231,420,000 shares $3.82 million +3.7%11.9%6.9 $2.69
6/30/20231,370,000 shares $3.38 million +18.1%11.5%6.3 $2.47
6/15/20231,160,000 shares $3.20 million +11.5%9.1%3.7 $2.76
5/31/20231,040,000 shares $2.75 million +54.6%8.3%3.4 $2.64
5/15/2023672,900 shares $1.90 million +22.8%5.4%2.2 $2.83
4/30/2023548,200 shares $1.81 million +7.2%4.8%1.9 $3.30
4/15/2023511,300 shares $1.33 million -9.5%5.0%1.8 $2.61
3/31/2023564,900 shares $1.27 million +30.1%5.5%2 $2.25
3/15/2023434,200 shares $1.66 million +6.0%6.4%2.1 $3.82
2/28/2023409,500 shares $1.91 million +42.4%6.1%2.1 $4.67
2/15/2023287,600 shares $1.48 million +4.1%4.3%1.7 $5.14
1/31/2023276,300 shares $1.38 million -3.9%4.1%1.8 $4.98
1/15/2023287,500 shares $2.19 million -13.3%4.3%2.2 $7.60
12/30/2022331,700 shares $1.69 million -39.9%4.6%3.5 $5.11
12/15/2022552,200 shares $2.21 million +74.0%7.7%10.7 $4.00
11/30/2022317,400 shares $187,234.26 -90.1%N/A7.8 $0.59
11/15/20223,220,000 shares $2.43 million +4.2%4.5%11.5 $0.76
10/31/20223,090,000 shares $3.09 million -1.3%4.3%10.8 $1.00
10/15/20223,130,000 shares $3.12 million -2.2%4.4%10.5 $1.00
9/30/20223,200,000 shares $3.33 million +1.0%N/A10 $1.04
9/15/20223,170,000 shares $4.03 million -3.4%N/A9.5 $1.27
8/31/20223,280,000 shares $4.23 million -0.3%N/A8.5 $1.29
8/15/20223,290,000 shares $4.84 million -8.4%N/A7.7 $1.47
7/31/20223,590,000 shares $4.02 million +14.7%N/A7.3 $1.12
7/15/20223,130,000 shares $3.41 million +1.0%N/A6.4 $1.09
6/30/20223,100,000 shares $3.19 million -4.6%N/A5.4 $1.03
6/15/20223,250,000 shares $3.51 million -4.1%N/A5.3 $1.08
5/31/20223,390,000 shares $4.81 million -1.7%N/A4.8 $1.42
5/15/20223,450,000 shares $4.42 million +0.6%N/A4 $1.28
4/30/20223,430,000 shares $4.32 million +3.0%4.9%3.8 $1.26
4/15/20223,330,000 shares $4.80 million -29.5%4.8%2.2 $1.44
3/31/20224,720,000 shares $8.35 million -4.8%6.8%3 $1.77
3/15/20224,960,000 shares $8.38 million +37.0%7.7%3.3 $1.69
2/28/20223,620,000 shares $6.48 million +6.2%5.6%2.4 $1.79
2/15/20223,410,000 shares $7.40 million -21.6%5.3%2.3 $2.17
1/31/20224,350,000 shares $11.01 million +19.8%6.8%2.9 $2.53
1/15/20223,630,000 shares $9.47 million +22.6%N/A2.5 $2.61
12/31/20212,960,000 shares $9.21 million +11.3%4.6%3.3 $3.11
12/15/20212,660,000 shares $7.71 million +4.7%4.1%3.1 $2.90
11/30/20212,540,000 shares $7.52 million +25.1%3.9%3 $2.96
11/15/20212,030,000 shares $8.02 million +18.7%3.1%2.5 $3.95
10/29/20211,710,000 shares $6.00 million -1.2%2.7%2.4 $3.51
10/15/20211,730,000 shares $5.74 million No Change2.7%2.9 $3.32
9/30/20211,730,000 shares $5.71 million -3.4%2.7%2.5 $3.30
9/15/20211,790,000 shares $5.67 million -25.7%2.8%2.1 $3.17
8/31/20212,410,000 shares $7.76 million +0.8%3.8%2.4 $3.22
8/13/20212,390,000 shares $6.52 million -4.8%3.8%1.8 $2.73
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7/30/20212,510,000 shares $6.60 million +4.6%4.0%1.8 $2.63
7/15/20212,400,000 shares $6.65 million +20.6%4.0%1.6 $2.77
6/30/20211,990,000 shares $5.87 million -58.8%3.3%1.4 $2.95
6/15/20214,830,000 shares $13.62 million +45.1%8.0%3.7 $2.82
5/28/20213,330,000 shares $8.92 million +9.5%5.5%2.7 $2.68
5/14/20213,040,000 shares $7.24 million +3.1%N/A3 $2.38
4/30/20212,950,000 shares $8.73 million +8.5%N/A2.1 $2.96
4/15/20212,720,000 shares $7.97 million +12.9%N/A2 $2.93
3/31/20212,410,000 shares $7.37 million -7.0%N/A1.7 $3.06
3/15/20212,590,000 shares $9.07 million +19.4%N/A1.8 $3.50
2/26/20212,170,000 shares $7.10 million -8.4%N/A1.6 $3.27
2/12/20212,370,000 shares $9.86 million -3.3%N/A1.9 $4.16
1/29/20212,450,000 shares $7.94 million -8.2%N/A3.1 $3.24
1/15/20212,670,000 shares $9.00 million +30.2%N/A3.8 $3.37
12/31/20202,050,000 shares $5.49 million -3.3%N/A3.6 $2.68
12/15/20202,120,000 shares $5.24 million -0.5%N/A3.4 $2.47
11/30/20202,130,000 shares $5.05 million -3.6%N/A2.1 $2.37
11/15/20202,210,000 shares $5.50 million -7.9%N/A2.2 $2.49
10/30/20202,400,000 shares $5.66 million +8.1%N/A2.4 $2.36
10/15/20202,220,000 shares $5.88 million -5.1%N/A2.1 $2.65
9/30/20202,340,000 shares $6.27 million +5.4%N/A1.7 $2.68
9/15/20202,220,000 shares $8.68 million +25.4%N/A1.8 $3.91
8/31/20201,770,000 shares $3.86 million +18.8%N/A2.6 $2.18
8/14/20201,490,000 shares $3.07 million +31.9%N/A2.3 $2.06
7/31/20201,130,000 shares $2.54 million +26.9%N/A1.8 $2.25
7/15/2020890,200 shares $1.50 million -0.7%N/A1.4 $1.68
6/30/2020896,300 shares $1.79 million +33.6%N/A3.1 $2.00
6/15/2020670,700 shares $1.31 million -7.7%N/A2.6 $1.96
5/29/2020726,700 shares $1.61 million -10.9%N/A2.7 $2.21

CKPT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Checkpoint Therapeutics' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Checkpoint Therapeutics shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, investors have sold 3,800,000 shares of CKPT short. 5.89% of Checkpoint Therapeutics' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Checkpoint Therapeutics' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Checkpoint 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. CKPT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Checkpoint Therapeutics's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Checkpoint Therapeutics?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Checkpoint Therapeutics: Jane Street Group LLC, Heights Capital Management Inc., and Equitec Proprietary Markets LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Checkpoint 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. 5.89% of Checkpoint Therapeutics' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Checkpoint Therapeutics' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Checkpoint Therapeutics saw a drop in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 3,800,000 shares, a drop of 18.6% from the previous total of 4,670,000 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 Checkpoint Therapeutics' float size?

Checkpoint Therapeutics currently has issued a total of 83,764,000 shares. Some of Checkpoint 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. Checkpoint Therapeutics currently has a public float of 64,480,000 shares.

How does Checkpoint Therapeutics' short interest compare to its competitors?

5.89% of Checkpoint Therapeutics' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical products" compare to Checkpoint Therapeutics: ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (9.19%), ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (29.82%), 89bio, Inc. (11.86%), Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (9.22%), Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. (8.15%), Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (9.26%), Wave Life Sciences Ltd. (8.59%), Gyre Therapeutics, Inc. (13.99%), Phibro Animal Health Co. (4.52%), Mineralys Therapeutics, Inc. (16.91%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

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.

What does it mean to sell short Checkpoint Therapeutics stock?

Short selling CKPT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Checkpoint Therapeutics 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.

How does a short squeeze work against Checkpoint Therapeutics?

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

How often is Checkpoint 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 CKPT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:CKPT) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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