Perceptive Capital Solutions (PCSC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Perceptive Capital Solutions shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 31st, traders have sold 300 shares of PCSC short. Learn More on Perceptive Capital Solutions' current short interest.

Perceptive Capital Solutions saw a decline in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 300 shares, a decline of 40.0% from the previous total of 500 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.

Perceptive Capital Solutions currently has issued a total of 8,910,000 shares. Some of Perceptive Capital Solutions' 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. Perceptive Capital Solutions currently has a public float of 7,870,000 shares.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "trading" compare to Perceptive Capital Solutions: Gladstone Land Corporation (4.88%), Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc. (2.58%), BRT Apartments Corp. (1.80%), City Office REIT, Inc. (0.97%), San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (2.31%), NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. (2.73%), Southport Acquisition Co. (0.02%), Forge Global Holdings, Inc. (3.37%), Nabors Energy Transition Corp. II (0.01%), Ellington Credit Company (0.96%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.45 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.69 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.55 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.13 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.96 billion), ON Semiconductor Corporation ($1.94 billion), Tractor Supply Company ($1.84 billion), Enphase Energy, Inc. ($1.77 billion), Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.69 billion), and International Paper Company ($1.54 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PCSC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Perceptive Capital Solutions as its price is falling. PCSC shares are trading up $0.08 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 Perceptive Capital Solutions 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 PCSC, 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 PCSC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2024.