KALA BIO (KALA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of KALA BIO shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, investors have sold 8,800 shares of KALA short. 0.36% of KALA BIO's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on KALA BIO'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. 0.36% of KALA BIO's floating shares are currently sold short.

KALA BIO saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 8,800 shares, an increase of 72.5% 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.

KALA BIO currently has issued a total of 2,816,000 shares. Some of KALA BIO'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. KALA BIO currently has a public float of 2,420,000 shares.

0.36% of KALA BIO's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical preparations" compare to KALA BIO: BioVie Inc. (3.18%), GlycoMimetics, Inc. (9.45%), Galecto, Inc. (0.42%), Flora Growth Corp. (1.40%), NeuroBo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (2.06%), Aptorum Group Limited (0.50%), Alaunos Therapeutics, Inc. (9.57%), Orgenesis Inc. (0.84%), MEI Pharma, Inc. (0.37%), Sol-Gel Technologies Ltd. (0.04%),

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 KALA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from KALA BIO as its price is falling. KALA shares are trading up $0.16 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 KALA BIO 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 KALA, 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 KALA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2024.