PaxMedica (PXMD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of PaxMedica shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, traders have sold 700 shares of PXMD short. 0.01% of PaxMedica's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on PaxMedica's current short interest.

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. 0.01% of PaxMedica's floating shares are currently sold short.

0.01% of PaxMedica's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical products" compare to PaxMedica: Comera Life Sciences Holdings, Inc. (0.02%), Genocea Biosciences, Inc. (0.33%), Aridis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (0.05%), Calithera Biosciences, Inc. (0.15%), Statera Biopharma, Inc. (0.15%), Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (0.01%), Clever Leaves Holdings Inc. (0.52%), eFFECTOR Therapeutics, Inc. (0.13%), OncoSec Medical Incorporated (0.00%), Cocrystal Pharma, Inc. (0.01%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), Strategy Inc ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PXMD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from PaxMedica 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 PaxMedica occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of PXMD, 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 PXMD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025.