CompuMed (CMPD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of CompuMed shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, traders have sold 5,000 shares of CMPD short. 0.48% of CompuMed's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on CompuMed's 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. CMPD shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on CompuMed's short interest ratio.

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. 0.48% of CompuMed's floating shares are currently sold short.

CompuMed saw a decline in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,000 shares, a decline of 2.0% from the previous total of 5,100 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.

0.48% of CompuMed's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "business services" compare to CompuMed: CFN Enterprises Inc. (0.00%), Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. (5.86%), Guardforce AI Co., Limited (5.28%), MOGU Inc. (0.21%), Paltalk, Inc. (0.43%), Millennium Group International Holdings Limited (0.02%), Smart Powerr Corp. (0.61%), QuoteMedia, Inc. (0.01%), MSP Recovery, Inc. (17.29%), HeartCore Enterprises, Inc. (0.13%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CMPD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from CompuMed as its price is falling. CMPD shares are trading down $0.25 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 CompuMed 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 CMPD, 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 CMPD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025.