Context Therapeutics (CNTX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Context Therapeutics shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 31st, investors have sold 11,200 shares of CNTX short. 0.08% of Context Therapeutics' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Context Therapeutics' current short interest.

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. 0.08% of Context Therapeutics' floating shares are currently sold short.

Context Therapeutics saw a drop in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 11,200 shares, a drop of 34.1% from the previous total of 17,000 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.

Context Therapeutics currently has issued a total of 0 shares. Some of Context 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. Context Therapeutics currently has a public float of 14,040,000 shares.

0.08% of Context Therapeutics' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "medical" compare to Context Therapeutics: Grifols, S.A. (2.32%), LAVA Therapeutics (1.50%), Mainz Biomed (2.34%), NLS Pharmaceutics Ltd. (1.54%), Pharvaris (0.10%), American Oncology Network, Inc. (1.02%), Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited (0.06%), Aethlon Medical, Inc. (0.74%), Enveric Biosciences, Inc. (4.23%), Unicycive Therapeutics, Inc. (1.03%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: TC Energy Co. ($4.49 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.94 billion), General Motors ($3.34 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.32 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.21 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.13 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.28 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.24 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.14 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CNTX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Context Therapeutics as its price is falling. CNTX shares are trading up $0.05 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 Context 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 CNTX, 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 CNTX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2024.