Rein Therapeutics (RNTX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Rein Therapeutics shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 15th, investors have sold 21,300 shares of RNTX short. 0.10% of Rein Therapeutics' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Rein Therapeutics' 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. 0.10% of Rein Therapeutics' floating shares are currently sold short.

Rein Therapeutics saw a decline in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 21,300 shares, a decline of 22.3% from the previous total of 27,400 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.

Rein Therapeutics currently has issued a total of 23,310,000 shares. Some of Rein Therapeutics' 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. Rein Therapeutics currently has a public float of 21,530,000 shares.

0.10% of Rein Therapeutics' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical products" compare to Rein Therapeutics: MacroGenics, Inc. (6.42%), Shattuck Labs, Inc. (0.78%), Opus Genetics, Inc. (0.40%), VistaGen Therapeutics, Inc. (4.18%), Alto Neuroscience, Inc. (7.63%), Spero Therapeutics, Inc. (0.81%), TScan Therapeutics, Inc. (3.73%), Kalaris Therapeutics Inc. (10.01%), HilleVax, Inc. (1.56%), MEI Pharma, Inc. (8.71%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($8.81 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($5.82 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.19 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($4.30 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.75 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($3.66 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.57 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.33 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($3.26 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling RNTX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Rein Therapeutics as its price is falling. RNTX shares are trading up $0.04 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 Rein Therapeutics 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 RNTX, 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 RNTX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2025.