BioRestorative Therapies (BRTXQ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of BioRestorative Therapies shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 15th, traders have sold 20,000 shares of BRTXQ short. Learn More on BioRestorative Therapies' current short interest.

BioRestorative Therapies saw a decline in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 20,000 shares, a decline of 98.7% from the previous total of 1,502,700 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 BioRestorative Therapies: Geron Co. (9.04%), Dyne Therapeutics, Inc. (10.47%), Kymera Therapeutics, Inc. (15.81%), AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (10.41%), Guardant Health, Inc. (7.85%), Arvinas, Inc. (13.09%), Vericel Co. (9.36%), Patterson Companies, Inc. (3.22%), Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. (12.08%), Integra LifeSciences Holdings Co. (3.95%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.92 billion), Aon plc ($3.86 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($3.55 billion), The Clorox Company ($2.87 billion), Snap Inc. ($2.78 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.21 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.05 billion), International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. ($1.98 billion), Expedia Group, Inc. ($1.93 billion), and Match Group, Inc. ($1.59 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BRTXQ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BioRestorative Therapies as its price is falling. BRTXQ shares are trading down $0.09 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 BioRestorative Therapies 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 BRTXQ, 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 BRTXQ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 15 2020.