QuantRx Biomedical (QTXB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of QuantRx Biomedical shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of December 31st, traders have sold 7,600 shares of QTXB short. Learn More on QuantRx Biomedical's current short interest.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "medical equipment" compare to QuantRx Biomedical: RenovaCare, Inc. (0.00%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: General Motors ($4.15 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.92 billion), TC Energy Co. ($3.66 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.35 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.32 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.91 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.80 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.44 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.41 billion), and United Rentals, Inc. ($2.23 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling QTXB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from QuantRx Biomedical 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 QuantRx Biomedical 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 QTXB, 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 QTXB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2023.