Positron (POSC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Positron shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, traders have sold 2,500 shares of POSC short. Learn More on Positron's current short interest.

Positron saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,500 shares, an increase of 177.8% from the previous total of 900 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 industry of "medical equipment" compare to Positron: Stereotaxis, Inc. (5.87%), AVITA Medical, Inc. (12.05%), LENSAR, Inc. (1.61%), TriSalus Life Sciences, Inc. (0.26%), CVRx, Inc. (7.90%), Inogen, Inc. (3.83%), Profound Medical Corp. (1.64%), Pro-Dex, Inc. (6.00%), Pulmonx Co. (3.34%), KORU Medical Systems, Inc. (1.20%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling POSC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Positron as its price is falling. POSC shares are trading down $0.10 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 Positron 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 POSC, 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 POSC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.