Q32 Bio (QTTB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Q32 Bio shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, investors have sold 556,800 shares of QTTB short. 12.54% of Q32 Bio's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Q32 Bio'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. 12.54% of Q32 Bio's floating shares are currently sold short.

Q32 Bio saw a increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 556,800 shares, an increase of 109.2% from the previous total of 266,100 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.

Q32 Bio currently has issued a total of 12,200,000 shares. Some of Q32 Bio'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. Q32 Bio currently has a public float of 4,440,000 shares.

12.54% of Q32 Bio's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical products" compare to Q32 Bio: Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. (4.69%), Anixa Biosciences Inc (1.26%), Oncolytics Biotech Inc. (2.49%), Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (6.61%), Surrozen, Inc. (1.62%), Scilex Holding Company (8.42%), TScan Therapeutics, Inc. (4.18%), Adagene Inc. Sponsored ADR (0.17%), Quince Therapeutics, Inc. (2.13%), Immunic, Inc. (8.68%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling QTTB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Q32 Bio as its price is falling. QTTB shares are trading up $0.13 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 Q32 Bio 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 QTTB, 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 QTTB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025.