IO Biotech (IOBT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of IO Biotech shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, traders have sold 39,500 shares of IOBT short. 0.10% of IO Biotech's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on IO Biotech's current short interest.

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. 0.10% of IO Biotech's floating shares are currently sold short.

IO Biotech saw a decline in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 39,500 shares, a decline of 36.1% from the previous total of 61,800 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.

IO Biotech currently has issued a total of 65,881,000 shares. Some of IO Biotech's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. IO Biotech currently has a public float of 41,350,000 shares.

0.10% of IO Biotech's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "medical" compare to IO Biotech: Genelux Co. (11.62%), BeyondSpring Inc. (9.99%), Adagene Inc. (0.04%), Assertio Holdings, Inc. (12.08%), Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. (0.80%), Cue Biopharma, Inc. (10.20%), Clearside Biomedical, Inc. (0.45%), Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (0.36%), Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. (8.35%), Allakos Inc. (6.31%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.35 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.06 billion), General Motors ($2.88 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.32 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.27 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.95 billion), and Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling IOBT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from IO Biotech as its price is falling. IOBT shares are trading down $0.15 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 IO Biotech 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 IOBT, 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 IOBT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2024.