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NuCana (NCNA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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NuCana Short Interest Data

NuCana (NCNA) has a short interest of 2.77 million shares, representing 48.60% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -9.18% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.0, indicating that it would take 0.0 days of the average trading volume of 71.28 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
2,770,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
3,050,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-9.18%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$97.23 thousand
Short Interest Ratio
0.0 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
May 31, 2025
Outstanding Shares
6,077,000 shares
Float Size
5,700,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
48.60%
Today's Trading Volume
31,082,732 shares
Average Trading Volume
71,277,414 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
44%
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NCNA Short Interest Over Time

NCNA Days to Cover Over Time

NCNA Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

NuCana Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
5/31/20252,770,000 shares $97.23 thousand -9.2%48.6%0 $0.04
5/15/20253,050,000 shares $162.87 thousand +408.1%57.2%0.1 $0.05
4/30/2025600,300 shares $354.18 thousand +5,165.8%11.3%0.1 $0.59
4/15/202511,400 shares $9.74 thousand -90.2%0.2%0.1 $0.85
3/31/2025115,900 shares $101.16 thousand +1,217.1%2.2%1.4 $0.87
3/15/20258,800 shares $6.69 thousand -49.1%0.2%0.1 $0.76
2/28/202517,300 shares $16.78 thousand -2.3%0.5%0.2 $0.97
2/15/202517,700 shares $16.11 thousand -66.9%0.5%0.1 $0.91
1/31/202553,500 shares $54.57 thousand -56.0%1.5%0.4 $1.02
1/15/2025121,700 shares $131.45 thousand -15.7%3.3%0.8 $1.08
12/31/2024144,300 shares $171.72 thousand +73.9%3.9%0.8 $1.19
12/15/202483,000 shares $105.41 thousand +36.5%2.3%0.3 $1.27
11/30/202460,800 shares $79.04 thousand -3.7%1.7%0 $1.30
11/15/202463,100 shares $94.02 thousand -0.6%3.0%0 $1.49
10/31/202463,500 shares $102.87 thousand -35.4%3.0%0 $1.62
10/15/202498,300 shares $184.80 thousand -62.7%4.7%0.1 $1.88
9/30/2024263,600 shares $606.28 thousand +321.8%12.5%0.2 $2.30
9/15/202462,500 shares $158.75 thousand +0.2%3.2%0.1 $2.54
8/31/202462,400 shares $228.38 thousand +41.5%3.2%0.5 $3.66
8/15/202444,100 shares $145.09 thousand -7.9%2.3%0.4 $3.29
7/31/202447,900 shares $174.36 thousand +42.6%2.4%1.7 $3.64
7/15/202433,600 shares $104.16 thousand -2.6%1.7%1.2 $3.10
6/30/202434,500 shares $87.98 thousand +3.0%1.8%1.4 $2.55
6/15/202433,500 shares $100.50 thousand -10.4%1.7%1.3 $3.00
5/31/202437,400 shares $135.01 thousand +16.2%1.9%0.5 $3.61
5/15/202432,200 shares $122.36 thousand +41.9%1.7%0.4 $3.80
4/30/202422,700 shares $91.03 thousand +144.1%1.2%0.3 $4.01
4/15/20249,300 shares $41.39 thousand -94.4%0.5%0.1 $4.45
3/31/2024164,900 shares $42.87 thousand -93.4%0.4%0.1 $0.26
3/15/20242,480,000 shares $864.78 thousand +2,616.3%5.7%1.6 $0.35
2/29/202491,300 shares $29.22 thousand +293.5%0.2%0.6 $0.32
2/15/202423,200 shares $7.31 thousand -29.9%0.1%0.2 $0.32
1/31/202433,100 shares $9.93 thousand -16.2%0.1%0.3 $0.30
1/15/202439,500 shares $11.81 thousand -34.4%0.1%0.4 $0.30
12/31/202360,200 shares $17.81 thousand -32.7%0.1%0.4 $0.30
12/15/202389,500 shares $31.31 thousand -40.9%0.2%0.7 $0.35
11/30/2023151,400 shares $62.38 thousand -11.7%0.4%2 $0.41
11/15/2023171,400 shares $70.10 thousand +3.1%0.4%2.5 $0.41
10/31/2023166,200 shares $81.44 thousand +101.2%0.4%2.2 $0.49
10/15/202382,600 shares $55.33 thousand +111.8%0.2%1.1 $0.67
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9/30/202339,000 shares $23.79 thousand -26.7%0.1%0.9 $0.61
9/15/202353,200 shares $32.84 thousand -3.5%0.1%1.1 $0.62
8/31/202355,100 shares $39.67 thousand -45.5%0.1%1.1 $0.72
8/15/2023101,100 shares $66.93 thousand +13.1%0.2%2.1 $0.66
7/31/202389,400 shares $67.94 thousand -0.7%0.2%2.2 $0.76
7/15/202390,000 shares $70.38 thousand +23.0%0.2%2.2 $0.78
6/30/202373,200 shares $57.83 thousand -4.3%0.2%1.8 $0.79
6/15/202376,500 shares $57.38 thousand -20.4%0.2%1 $0.75
5/31/202396,100 shares $80.20 thousand +23.2%0.2%1 $0.83
5/15/202378,000 shares $61.93 thousand +67.7%0.2%0.7 $0.79
4/30/202346,500 shares $39.48 thousand -45.0%0.1%0.4 $0.85
4/15/202384,600 shares $75.29 thousand -1.3%0.2%0.7 $0.89
3/31/202385,700 shares $82.28 thousand -27.4%0.2%0.6 $0.96
3/15/2023118,000 shares $142.78 thousand +55.5%0.3%0.8 $1.21
2/28/202375,900 shares $110.06 thousand -1.8%0.2%0.7 $1.45
2/15/202377,300 shares $128.32 thousand +6.0%0.2%0.7 $1.66
1/31/202372,900 shares $110.08 thousand -63.2%0.2%0.8 $1.51
1/15/2023198,200 shares $287.39 thousand +213.6%0.5%2.2 $1.45
12/30/202263,200 shares $41.71 thousand +21.3%0.2%0.7 $0.66
12/15/202252,100 shares $38.03 thousand -21.7%0.1%0.7 $0.73
11/30/202266,500 shares $56.78 thousand -33.8%0.2%0.8 $0.85
11/15/2022100,400 shares $102.41 thousand -31.6%0.2%1.2 $1.02
10/31/2022146,700 shares $146.70 thousand -16.2%0.3%1.6 $1.00
10/15/2022175,000 shares $184.26 thousand -9.1%0.4%1.4 $1.05
9/30/2022192,600 shares $201.27 thousand -24.0%0.5%0.6 $1.05
9/15/2022253,300 shares $387.55 thousand +15.4%0.6%0.8 $1.53
8/31/2022219,500 shares $318.28 thousand +15.0%0.5%0.7 $1.45
8/15/2022190,800 shares $311.00 thousand -34.3%0.4%0.6 $1.63
7/31/2022290,300 shares $534.15 thousand -39.2%0.7%0.9 $1.84
7/15/2022477,100 shares $620.23 thousand +179.8%1.1%1.5 $1.30
6/30/2022170,500 shares $123.61 thousand -35.5%0.4%1 $0.73
6/15/2022264,400 shares $187.72 thousand -16.5%0.6%1.6 $0.71
5/31/2022316,600 shares $186.13 thousand -25.2%0.8%1.1 $0.59
5/15/2022423,500 shares $249.87 thousand +2.9%1.0%0.9 $0.59
4/30/2022411,600 shares $289.35 thousand -23.3%1.0%0.8 $0.70
4/15/2022536,800 shares $526.06 thousand -22.3%1.3%1 $0.98
3/31/2022690,400 shares $689.71 thousand -15.4%1.6%1.4 $1.00
3/15/2022816,100 shares $697.77 thousand -1.0%1.9%1.6 $0.86
2/28/2022824,300 shares $2.23 million -10.1%1.9%1.8 $2.70
2/15/2022917,100 shares $3.00 million -10.1%2.2%3.4 $3.27
1/31/20221,020,000 shares $2.91 million +4.6%2.4%3.3 $2.85
1/15/2022974,900 shares $2.79 million +15.7%2.3%3 $2.86
12/31/2021842,800 shares $2.01 million -15.4%2.0%2 $2.38
12/15/2021996,300 shares $2.38 million -6.0%2.3%0.5 $2.39
11/30/20211,060,000 shares $2.89 million -6.2%2.5%0.6 $2.73
11/15/20211,130,000 shares $3.24 million -6.6%2.7%0.6 $2.87
10/29/20211,210,000 shares $2.93 million -19.9%2.8%0.7 $2.42
10/15/20211,510,000 shares $4.03 million +108.9%3.5%0.8 $2.67
9/30/2021723,000 shares $1.87 million -19.0%1.7%0.4 $2.58
9/15/2021892,100 shares $2.15 million -12.5%2.1%2.4 $2.41
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8/31/20211,020,000 shares $2.71 million +21.6%2.4%1.9 $2.66
8/13/2021838,700 shares $1.75 million -5.1%2.0%1.3 $2.09
7/30/2021883,400 shares $1.87 million +10.7%2.0%1.3 $2.12
7/15/2021798,300 shares $1.88 million +61.0%1.9%1.3 $2.35
6/30/2021495,900 shares $1.37 million +33.4%1.2%0.8 $2.77
6/15/2021371,700 shares $1.07 million +1.2%0.9%0.7 $2.88
5/28/2021367,200 shares $1.12 million +11.5%0.9%0.8 $3.06
5/14/2021329,200 shares $954.68 thousand +39.3%N/A1.5 $2.90
4/30/2021236,300 shares $1.05 million +47.6%N/A1 $4.43
4/15/2021160,100 shares $707.64 thousand +7.2%N/A0.6 $4.42
3/31/2021149,300 shares $733.06 thousand +24.8%N/A0.3 $4.91
3/15/2021119,600 shares $674.54 thousand +55.7%N/A0.2 $5.64
2/26/202176,800 shares $417.79 thousand +78.6%N/A0.1 $5.44
2/12/202143,000 shares $256.71 thousand -57.7%N/A0.1 $5.97
1/29/2021101,600 shares $572.01 thousand -18.7%N/A0.2 $5.63
1/15/2021124,900 shares $811.85 thousand +157.5%N/A0.3 $6.50
12/31/202048,500 shares $218.74 thousand -19.0%N/A0.2 $4.51
12/15/202059,900 shares $270.15 thousand -18.8%N/A0.3 $4.51
11/30/202073,800 shares $332.10 thousand -40.9%0.3%0.3 $4.50
11/15/2020124,800 shares $590.30 thousand -16.2%0.5%0.6 $4.73
10/30/2020149,000 shares $740.53 thousand -73.1%0.5%0.7 $4.97
10/15/2020553,700 shares $2.71 million -55.4%1.9%2.3 $4.89
9/30/20201,240,000 shares $6.41 million -57.1%4.3%5.4 $5.17
9/15/20202,890,000 shares $15.90 million +1.1%9.6%14.1 $5.50
8/31/20202,860,000 shares $15.84 million +10.0%9.5%24.5 $5.54
8/14/20202,600,000 shares $14.14 million +2.0%8.6%22.9 $5.44
7/31/20202,550,000 shares $14.15 million +2.4%8.6%25.2 $5.55
7/15/20202,490,000 shares $13.12 million +0.4%8.4%34.3 $5.27
6/30/20202,480,000 shares $13.62 million -0.4%8.3%38.4 $5.49
6/15/20202,490,000 shares $14.77 million +0.8%8.4%34.3 $5.93

NCNA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is NuCana's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of NuCana shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 31st, traders have sold 2,770,000 shares of NCNA short. 48.60% of NuCana's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on NuCana's current short interest.

What is a good short interest percentage for NuCana?

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. 48.60% of NuCana's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is NuCana's short interest increasing or decreasing?

NuCana saw a decline in short interest in the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,770,000 shares, a decline of 9.2% from the previous total of 3,050,000 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.

What is NuCana's float size?

NuCana currently has issued a total of 5,681,000 shares. Some of NuCana'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. NuCana currently has a public float of 5,700,000 shares.

How does NuCana's short interest compare to its competitors?

48.60% of NuCana's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical products" compare to NuCana: Syros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (0.55%), Avenue Therapeutics, Inc. (2.76%), Revelation Biosciences, Inc. (8.41%), Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. (0.66%), Viracta Therapeutics, Inc. (0.06%), Biophytis S.A. (0.53%), Hepion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (0.21%), Kiromic BioPharma, Inc. (0.01%), Virpax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (0.30%), TC Biopharm (Holdings) Plc (176.43%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short NuCana stock?

Short selling NCNA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from NuCana as its price is falling. NCNA 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.

How does a short squeeze work against NuCana?

A short squeeze for NuCana 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 NCNA, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is NuCana's short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including NCNA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:NCNA) was last updated on 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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