Neuralstem Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Neuralstem shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 15th, traders have sold 11,500 shares of CUR short. 0.59% of Neuralstem's shares are currently sold short. View details.

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. 0.59% of Neuralstem's floating shares are currently sold short.

Neuralstem saw a decrease in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 11,500 shares, a decrease of 35.8% from the previous total of 17,900 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.

Neuralstem currently has issued a total of 2,100,000 shares. Some of Neuralstem'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. Neuralstem currently has a public float of 1,950,000 shares.

0.59% of Neuralstem's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "medical" compare to Neuralstem: Novavax, Inc. (20.62%), Zogenix, Inc. (19.57%), Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. (3.96%), Neoleukin Therapeutics, Inc. (0.25%), iBio, Inc. (1.01%), Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. (5.60%), Jaguar Health, Inc. (5.92%), BIOLASE, Inc. (2.71%), Advaxis, Inc. (0.97%), and Biocept, Inc. (2.66%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Square, Inc. ($2.11 billion), McCormick & Company, Incorporated ($1.33 billion), Zoom Video Communications, Inc. ($870.07 million), TAL Education Group ($769.71 million), Alteryx, Inc. ($684.01 million), Versum Materials Inc ($554.40 million), Pinterest, Inc. ($421.38 million), Stitch Fix, Inc. ($354.92 million), II-VI Incorporated ($351.47 million), and Zogenix, Inc. ($346.69 million). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CUR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Neuralstem as its price is falling. Neuralstem's stock is trading down $0.06 today. To short Neuralstem 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 Neuralstem 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 Neuralstem 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 CUR, 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 CUR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2019.