Novan (NOVN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Novan shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, traders have sold 383,100 shares of NOVN short. Learn More on Novan's current short interest.

Novan saw a decrease in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 383,100 shares, a decrease of 17.3% from the previous total of 463,000 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical preparations" compare to Novan: GlycoMimetics, Inc. (2.90%), AEON Biopharma, Inc. (5.67%), Orgenesis Inc. (0.13%), China Pharma Holdings, Inc. (2.27%), Matinas Biopharma Holdings, Inc. (3.13%), Can-Fite BioPharma Ltd. (3.74%), Spruce Biosciences, Inc. (0.12%), Affimed (4.46%), Vaccinex, Inc. (0.16%), Galera Therapeutics, Inc. (0.02%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.75 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.17 billion), Occidental Petroleum Corporation ($2.86 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.29 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.13 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.05 billion), Palantir Technologies Inc. ($2.04 billion), Extra Space Storage Inc ($1.98 billion), Enphase Energy, Inc. ($1.66 billion), and Tractor Supply Company ($1.61 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling NOVN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Novan as its price is falling. 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 Novan 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 NOVN, 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 NOVN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2023.