Nyxoah - NYXH Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Nyxoah shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 28th, traders have sold 27,200 shares of NYXH short. 0.25% of Nyxoah's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Nyxoah'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. NYXH shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Nyxoah'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. 0.25% of Nyxoah's floating shares are currently sold short.

Nyxoah saw a increase in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 27,200 shares, an increase of 67.9% from the previous total of 16,200 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.

Nyxoah currently has issued a total of 24,940,000 shares. Some of Nyxoah'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. Nyxoah currently has a public float of 10,680,000 shares.

0.25% of Nyxoah's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "surgical & medical instruments" compare to Nyxoah: KORU Medical Systems, Inc. (0.34%), Profound Medical Corp. (2.35%), Cytosorbents Co. (1.74%), TELA Bio, Inc. (1.20%), Meihua International Medical Technologies Co., Ltd. (0.74%), CVRx, Inc. (2.91%), Alpha Tau Medical Ltd. (0.41%), ClearPoint Neuro, Inc. (2.93%), Beyond Air, Inc. (4.59%), and DarioHealth Corp. (5.72%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Suncor Energy Inc. ($3.27 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.77 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.25 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Paramount Global ($1.92 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.75 billion), Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.74 billion), CarMax, Inc. ($1.62 billion), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.62 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.39 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling NYXH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Nyxoah as its price is falling. NYXH shares are trading up $0.42 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 Nyxoah 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 NYXH, 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 NYXH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2023.