Monopar Therapeutics (MNPR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Monopar Therapeutics shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 79,100 shares of MNPR short. 1.43% of Monopar Therapeutics' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Monopar Therapeutics' 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. MNPR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Monopar Therapeutics'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. 1.43% of Monopar Therapeutics' floating shares are currently sold short.

Monopar Therapeutics saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 79,100 shares, an increase of 4.9% from the previous total of 75,400 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.

Monopar Therapeutics currently has issued a total of 13,220,000 shares. Some of Monopar 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. Monopar Therapeutics currently has a public float of 5,540,000 shares.

1.43% of Monopar Therapeutics' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical preparations" compare to Monopar Therapeutics: Aptevo Therapeutics Inc. (0.97%), Dominari Holdings Inc. (0.43%), Sonnet BioTherapeutics Holdings, Inc. (2.83%), Sigilon Therapeutics, Inc. (0.42%), Comera Life Sciences Holdings, Inc. (0.53%), Eterna Therapeutics Inc. (2.71%), Marker Therapeutics, Inc. (1.69%), Imunon, Inc. (0.26%), Trevena, Inc. (7.05%), Frequency Therapeutics, Inc. (2.32%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Enbridge Inc. ($4.29 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.17 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.07 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.81 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.37 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.27 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.98 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($1.94 billion), Extra Space Storage Inc. ($1.88 billion), and Xylem Inc. ($1.61 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MNPR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Monopar Therapeutics as its price is falling. MNPR shares are trading up $0.07 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 Monopar Therapeutics 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 MNPR, 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 MNPR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2023.