Modular Medical (MODD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Modular Medical shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, traders have sold 170,200 shares of MODD short. 0.35% of Modular Medical's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Modular Medical's 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. MODD shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Modular Medical'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. 0.35% of Modular Medical's floating shares are currently sold short.

Modular Medical saw a decrease in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 170,200 shares, a decrease of 19.8% from the previous total of 212,100 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.

Modular Medical currently has issued a total of 40,665,000 shares. Some of Modular Medical'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. Modular Medical currently has a public float of 48,740,000 shares.

0.35% of Modular Medical's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "medical equipment" compare to Modular Medical: TriSalus Life Sciences, Inc. (0.26%), LENSAR, Inc. (1.61%), KORU Medical Systems, Inc. (1.20%), Pulmonx Co. (3.34%), Pro-Dex, Inc. (6.00%), Jin Medical International Ltd. (1.00%), Profound Medical Corp. (1.64%), CVRx, Inc. (7.90%), Lucid Diagnostics Inc. (3.35%), iCAD, Inc. (1.19%),

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.

Short selling MODD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Modular Medical as its price is falling. MODD shares are trading down $0.04 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 Modular Medical 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 MODD, 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 MODD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.