Claritas Pharmaceuticals (KALTF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Claritas Pharmaceuticals shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 15th, investors have sold 3,000 shares of KALTF short. Learn More on Claritas Pharmaceuticals' current short interest.

Claritas Pharmaceuticals saw a decline in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,000 shares, a decline of 67.4% from the previous total of 9,200 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.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: S&P Global Inc. ($6.96 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.13 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($4.41 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.91 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($2.40 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($2.01 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.85 billion), HP Inc. ($1.84 billion), Avis Budget Group, Inc. ($1.68 billion), and Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.66 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling KALTF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Claritas 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 Claritas 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 KALTF, 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 KALTF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2022.