Purple Biotech (PPBT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume → 62 Lawmakers Are Moving Their Money in a Major Way (From Altimetry) (Ad) Free PPBT Stock Alerts $0.86 +0.08 (+10.26%) (As of 05/30/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Purple Biotech Short Interest DataCurrent Short Interest257,600 sharesPrevious Short Interest297,200 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-13.32%Dollar Volume Sold Short$128,800.00Short Interest Ratio1.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2024Outstanding Shares25,240,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted1.02%Today's Trading Volume97,809 sharesAverage Trading Volume167,039 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average59% Short Selling Purple Biotech ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Purple Biotech and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartPPBT Short Interest Over TimePPBT Days to Cover Over TimePPBT Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad InvestorPlaceMust-See: Elon’s New Invention is Absolutely InsaneCould Elon's New Device be Bigger than the iPhone? According to 30-year Silicon Valley and Wall Street veteran, Eric Fry… This mind-blowing new technology could be bigger than the iPhone.Click here for the full story… Purple Biotech Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/15/2024257,600 shares $128,800.00 -13.3%N/A1.5 $0.50 4/30/2024297,200 shares $153,860.44 +27.3%N/A2 $0.52 4/15/2024233,500 shares $132,324.45 +5.1%N/A2 $0.57 3/31/2024222,200 shares $148,874.00 -0.4%N/A2.3 $0.67 3/15/2024223,000 shares $161,641.55 -24.6%N/A2.2 $0.72 2/29/2024295,900 shares $249,857.96 -6.2%N/A2.9 $0.84 Get the Latest News and Ratings for PPBT and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Purple Biotech and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/2024315,400 shares $239,672.46 -24.6%N/A3.5 $0.76 1/31/2024418,100 shares $275,946.00 -7.7%N/A5.2 $0.66 1/15/2024452,800 shares $312,432.00 -4.7%N/A4.6 $0.69 12/31/2023475,100 shares $370,578.00 -13.5%N/A4.6 $0.78 12/15/2023548,900 shares $521,455.00 +7.8%N/A5.2 $0.95 11/30/2023509,100 shares $529,464.00 -8.6%N/A5.6 $1.04 11/15/2023556,700 shares $578,968.00 -20.5%N/A6.4 $1.04 10/31/2023700,100 shares $945,135.00 -6.5%N/A8.1 $1.35 10/15/2023748,400 shares $950,468.00 +15.9%N/A9.5 $1.27 9/30/2023645,900 shares $768,621.00 -0.1%N/A7.1 $1.19 9/15/2023646,600 shares $724,192.00 -4.7%N/A7.5 $1.12 8/31/2023678,400 shares $820,864.00 -0.5%N/A7.7 $1.21 8/15/2023681,600 shares $763,392.00 -2.5%N/A8 $1.12 7/31/2023698,700 shares $761,583.00 -11.3%N/A8.5 $1.09 7/15/2023787,900 shares $961,238.00 +17.2%N/A11.2 $1.22 6/30/2023672,100 shares $937,579.50 -0.5%N/A11.5 $1.40 6/15/2023675,400 shares $1.08 million -0.3%N/A21.5 $1.60 5/31/2023677,700 shares $1.19 million -0.3%N/A23.6 $1.76 5/15/2023679,900 shares $1.23 million -2.7%N/A22 $1.81 4/30/2023698,800 shares $1.41 million +1.5%N/A19 $2.02 4/15/2023688,600 shares $1.36 million -0.2%N/A16.8 $1.97 3/31/2023690,100 shares $1.24 million -5.7%N/A16.5 $1.79 3/15/2023731,600 shares $1.51 million -0.4%N/A16 $2.07 2/28/2023734,500 shares $1.47 million -3.0%N/A15.7 $2.00 2/15/2023757,400 shares $1.70 million +3.8%N/A16 $2.25 1/31/2023729,800 shares $1.16 million -3.8%N/A16.1 $1.59 1/15/2023758,400 shares $1.21 million -3.9%N/A18.8 $1.59 12/30/2022789,400 shares $1.09 million -5.2%N/A20 $1.38 12/15/2022832,400 shares $1.27 million -3.5%N/A23.6 $1.53 11/30/2022862,200 shares $1.69 million -0.6%N/A21.1 $1.96 11/15/2022867,500 shares $1.87 million -0.5%N/A11 $2.16 10/31/2022871,500 shares $1.86 million -1.0%N/A11.3 $2.13 10/15/2022880,000 shares $1.74 million -0.7%N/A11 $1.98 9/30/2022886,000 shares $1.80 million -4.1%N/A10.7 $2.03Do This Before July 30 2024 To Claim Trump’s Gift (Ad)In January 2021, Donald Trump silently rolled out a special gift to the American public… One that top house republicans called “The Key To America’s Economic Future”.You just have to make this simple move before July 30, 2024. 9/15/2022924,100 shares $1.98 million +10.2%N/A10.6 $2.14 8/31/2022838,400 shares $1.97 million -0.6%N/A9.8 $2.35 8/15/2022843,200 shares $2.16 million -3.0%N/A18.6 $2.56 7/31/2022869,600 shares $2.19 million +1.1%N/A16.8 $2.52 7/15/2022859,800 shares $1.96 million -4.3%N/A16.3 $2.28 6/30/2022898,600 shares $2.15 million -3.2%N/A13.4 $2.39 6/15/2022928,400 shares $2.38 million -4.5%N/A12.8 $2.56 5/31/2022971,700 shares $2.80 million -2.8%N/A11.9 $2.88 5/15/20221,000,000 shares $2.92 million -2.0%5.7%11.4 $2.92 4/30/20221,020,000 shares $3.01 million +2.0%5.9%10.7 $2.95 4/15/20221,000,000 shares $3.12 million +2.2%5.7%9.2 $3.12 3/31/2022978,200 shares $3.84 million +5.3%5.6%8.7 $3.93 3/15/2022928,800 shares $2.50 million -4.5%5.3%8.5 $2.69 2/28/2022972,900 shares $2.84 million -2.7%5.6%9.2 $2.92 2/15/20221,000,000 shares $3.06 million +0.9%5.7%9.4 $3.06 1/31/2022991,500 shares $2.54 million -9.0%5.7%9 $2.56 1/15/20221,090,000 shares $4.43 million +0.9%6.3%10 $4.06 12/31/20211,080,000 shares $4.20 million -1.8%6.2%11.1 $3.89 12/15/20211,100,000 shares $4.55 million +5.8%6.3%11.1 $4.14 11/30/20211,040,000 shares $4.13 million +4.0%6.0%9.9 $3.97 11/15/20211,000,000 shares $4.48 million -3.9%5.7%8.4 $4.48 10/29/20211,040,000 shares $4.46 million -4.6%N/A8.2 $4.29 10/15/20211,090,000 shares $4.98 million -3.5%N/A7 $4.57 9/30/20211,130,000 shares $5.18 million -8.1%N/A6.2 $4.58 9/15/20211,230,000 shares $6.14 million -2.4%N/A6.1 $4.99 8/31/20211,260,000 shares $6.25 million +10.5%N/A5.2 $4.96 8/13/20211,140,000 shares $5.38 million -2.6%N/A2.6 $4.72 7/30/20211,170,000 shares $6.46 million +17.4%N/A2.6 $5.52 7/15/2021996,400 shares $4.80 million +2.5%N/A2.3 $4.82 6/30/2021972,400 shares $4.75 million +4.6%N/A2.1 $4.88 6/15/2021929,500 shares $4.86 million +70.7%N/A1.9 $5.23 5/28/2021544,600 shares $2.97 million +54.2%N/A1.2 $5.46 5/14/2021353,200 shares $1.36 million +15.6%N/A1 $3.86 4/30/2021305,500 shares $1.31 million +26.7%N/A0.5 $4.29 4/15/2021241,200 shares $979,272.00 -0.7%N/A0.3 $4.06 3/31/2021243,000 shares $991,440.00 +25.7%N/A0.3 $4.08 3/15/2021193,400 shares $937,990.00 -38.4%N/A0.2 $4.85 2/26/2021314,100 shares $1.52 million -11.1%N/A0.4 $4.85 2/12/2021353,100 shares $2.06 million +90.2%N/A0.4 $5.84 1/29/2021185,700 shares $768,798.00 +82.6%N/A0.3 $4.14 1/15/2021101,700 shares $441,378.00 No ChangeN/A0.2 $4.34 PPBT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Purple Biotech's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Purple Biotech shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 257,600 shares of PPBT short. Learn More on Purple Biotech's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Purple Biotech? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. PPBT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Purple Biotech's short interest ratio. Is Purple Biotech's short interest increasing or decreasing? Purple Biotech saw a decrease in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 257,600 shares, a decrease of 13.3% from the previous total of 297,200 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. How does Purple Biotech's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical preparations" compare to Purple Biotech: Anixa Biosciences, Inc. (1.82%), Cue Biopharma, Inc. (9.44%), Spero Therapeutics, Inc. (0.92%), Hookipa Pharma Inc (1.11%), Genelux Co. (12.10%), Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. (6.83%), Annovis Bio, Inc. (13.25%), vTv Therapeutics Inc. (1.84%), Aileron Therapeutics, Inc. (1.26%), Journey Medical Co. (2.94%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.30 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.10 billion), General Motors ($2.84 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.77 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.22 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.12 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($2.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Purple Biotech stock? Short selling PPBT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Purple Biotech as its price is falling. PPBT shares are trading up $0.08 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. How does a short squeeze work against Purple Biotech? A short squeeze for Purple 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 PPBT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Purple Biotech's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including PPBT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies: Anixa Biosciences Short Interest Data Cue Biopharma Short Interest Data Spero Therapeutics Short Interest Data Hookipa Pharma Short Interest Data Genelux Short Interest Data Aclaris Therapeutics Short Interest Data Annovis Bio Short Interest Data vTv Therapeutics Short Interest Data Aileron Therapeutics Short Interest Data Journey Medical Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools: Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:PPBT) was last updated on 5/31/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersExposed: 10 CENT Crypto to Explode May 20th?True Market InsidersThis Apple-like Innovator is Revolutionizing HealthcareWall Street StarElon Musk’s Final Masterpiece: “X-9840”Paradigm PressBill Clinton Backing Biden Replacement???The Freeport SocietyGold Set to EXPLODE!Gold Safe ExchangeUrgent Alert: Biden's IRS Targeting Your Money – Act Fast to Protect It!American AlternativeDo This Before July 30 2024 To Claim Trump’s Gift Wealthpin ProA once-in-a-century profit opportunity?Digital Mavericks Media Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. 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