Quoin Pharmaceuticals (QNRX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Quoin Pharmaceuticals shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 31st, investors have sold 11,600 shares of QNRX short. Learn More on Quoin Pharmaceuticals' current short interest.

Quoin Pharmaceuticals saw a decline in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 11,600 shares, a decline of 65.6% from the previous total of 33,700 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 sector of "medical" compare to Quoin Pharmaceuticals: Dynatronics Co. (0.57%), Tenon Medical, Inc. (3.32%), Nemaura Medical Inc. (0.34%), INVO Bioscience, Inc. (0.47%), Aethlon Medical, Inc. (0.74%), Bluejay Diagnostics, Inc. (0.65%), Assure Holdings Corp. (4.29%), Sharps Technology, Inc. (1.61%), Acutus Medical, Inc. (4.46%), Minerva Surgical, Inc. (92.12%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: TC Energy Co. ($4.49 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.94 billion), General Motors ($3.34 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.32 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.21 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.13 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.28 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.24 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.14 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling QNRX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Quoin Pharmaceuticals as its price is falling. QNRX 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.

A short squeeze for Quoin Pharmaceuticals 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 QNRX, 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 QNRX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2024.