Acura Pharmaceuticals (ACUR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Acura Pharmaceuticals shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 31st, investors have sold 6,300 shares of ACUR short. Learn More on Acura Pharmaceuticals' current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. ACUR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 32.0. Learn More on Acura Pharmaceuticals's short interest ratio.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "medical" compare to Acura Pharmaceuticals: Predictive Technology Group, Inc. (0.00%), GelStat Corp. (0.00%), NovAccess Global Inc. (0.19%), Adhera Therapeutics, Inc. (0.00%), RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (0.01%), Propanc Biopharma, Inc. (0.01%), Amarantus BioScience Holdings, Inc. (0.00%), Aptevo Therapeutics Inc. (5.13%), Allarity Therapeutics, Inc. (9.18%), Aditxt, Inc. (0.99%),

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 ACUR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Acura Pharmaceuticals 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 Acura Pharmaceuticals 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 ACUR, 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 ACUR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2024.