Lixte Biotechnology (LIXTW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Lixte Biotechnology shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 31st, traders have sold 1,000 shares of LIXTW short. Learn More on Lixte Biotechnology's current short interest.

Lixte Biotechnology saw a increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,000 shares, an increase of 25.0% from the previous total of 800 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical products" compare to Lixte Biotechnology: CytoMed Therapeutics Limited (0.76%), Eloxx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (0.08%), Galapagos NV (3.27%), Indivior PLC (7.12%), InterCure Ltd. (0.11%), IO Biotech, Inc. (2.50%), MediciNova, Inc. (0.32%), Minerva Neurosciences, Inc (0.85%), NexImmune, Inc. (0.31%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.23 billion), Invesco QQQ ($29.52 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.82 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.76 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($9.37 billion), Strategy Inc ($7.58 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.78 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.72 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($6.37 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($6.29 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling LIXTW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Lixte Biotechnology as its price is falling. LIXTW shares are trading down $0.01 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 Lixte Biotechnology 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 LIXTW, 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 LIXTW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2025.