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Aptose Biosciences (APTO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$3.32 -0.38 (-10.27%)
As of 03/28/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

Aptose Biosciences Short Interest Data

Aptose Biosciences (APTO) has a short interest of 53,200 shares, representing 3.30% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -56.61% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.1, indicating that it would take 0.1 days of the average trading volume of 224,192 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
53,200 shares
Previous Short Interest
122,600 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-56.61%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$196,308.00
Short Interest Ratio
0.1 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
March 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
2,141,000 shares
Float Size
1,610,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
3.30%
Today's Trading Volume
32,583 shares
Average Trading Volume
224,192 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
15%
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Aptose Biosciences Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
3/15/202553,200 shares $196,308.00 -56.6%3.3%0.1 $3.69
2/28/2025122,600 shares $391,094.00 +63.7%6.1%0.3 $3.19
2/15/202574,900 shares $404,460.00 -92.5%3.7%0.2 $5.40
1/31/2025993,200 shares $174,803.20 -24.2%1.8%0.2 $0.18
1/15/20251,310,000 shares $269,991.00 -37.3%2.3%0.2 $0.21
12/31/20242,090,000 shares $470,877.00 +1,012.9%3.7%0.3 $0.23
12/15/2024187,800 shares $36,245.40 +84.5%0.3%0 $0.19
11/30/2024101,800 shares $18,324.00 -15.7%0.2%0.2 $0.18
11/15/2024120,700 shares $44,049.34 -2.0%0.8%0.2 $0.36
10/31/2024123,200 shares $46,902.24 -36.1%0.8%0.2 $0.38
10/15/2024192,700 shares $71,106.30 -6.4%1.3%0.4 $0.37
9/30/2024205,900 shares $84,604.31 -74.9%1.4%0.4 $0.41
9/15/2024818,700 shares $305,948.19 +520.2%5.5%1.5 $0.37
8/31/2024132,000 shares $53,592.00 +167.2%0.9%0.3 $0.41
8/15/202449,400 shares $23,870.08 -45.8%0.3%0.6 $0.48
7/31/202491,200 shares $52,713.60 +12.9%0.6%1.2 $0.58
7/15/202480,800 shares $56,802.40 -13.1%0.5%1.2 $0.70
6/30/202493,000 shares $70,587.00 -17.6%0.6%1.6 $0.76
6/15/2024112,800 shares $100,392.00 +46.5%0.8%1.6 $0.89
5/31/202477,000 shares $75,075.00 +13.1%0.5%1.2 $0.98
5/15/202468,100 shares $82,401.00 -18.4%0.7%1 $1.21
4/30/202483,500 shares $100,200.00 +52.1%0.9%1.1 $1.20
4/15/202454,900 shares $71,370.00 -35.9%0.6%0.6 $1.30
3/31/202485,600 shares $142,096.00 +70.5%0.9%0.9 $1.66
3/15/202450,200 shares $76,304.00 -28.7%0.5%0.5 $1.52
2/29/202470,400 shares $126,720.00 -22.3%0.8%0.8 $1.80
2/15/202490,600 shares $183,265.68 -53.0%1.0%1 $2.02
1/31/2024192,600 shares $385,200.00 +31.9%6.2%2.5 $2.00
1/15/2024146,000 shares $332,880.00 +66.5%4.0%2.6 $2.28
12/31/202387,700 shares $222,758.00 +32.3%2.4%1.6 $2.54
12/15/202366,300 shares $157,131.00 +193.4%1.8%1.3 $2.37
11/30/202322,600 shares $54,918.00 -25.9%0.7%0.5 $2.43
11/15/202330,500 shares $82,655.00 -27.2%1.0%0.8 $2.71
10/31/202341,900 shares $116,901.00 +37.8%1.7%1 $2.79
10/15/202330,400 shares $65,056.00 -24.4%1.2%0.7 $2.14
9/30/202340,200 shares $112,560.00 +37.7%1.8%1 $2.80
9/15/202329,200 shares $96,068.00 -22.8%1.3%0.7 $3.29
8/31/202337,800 shares $153,090.00 -7.1%1.8%0.8 $4.05
8/15/202340,700 shares $199,430.00 -12.9%1.3%0.9 $4.90
7/31/202346,700 shares $144,770.00 -28.4%2.2%1.1 $3.10
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7/15/202365,200 shares $288,836.00 -18.2%3.1%1.8 $4.43
6/30/202379,700 shares $369,808.00 -3.4%1.4%2.5 $4.64
6/15/202382,500 shares $485,925.00 +167.0%1.4%2.9 $5.89
5/31/202330,900 shares $190,035.00 -88.3%N/A1.6 $6.15
5/15/2023264,100 shares $124,655.20 +44.6%0.3%1.5 $0.47
4/30/2023182,700 shares $88,189.29 +11.3%0.2%1.1 $0.48
4/15/2023164,100 shares $84,027.41 -37.4%0.2%0.9 $0.51
3/31/2023262,200 shares $167,808.00 +53.3%0.3%1.4 $0.64
3/15/2023171,000 shares $99,180.00 -3.0%0.2%0.8 $0.58
2/28/2023176,200 shares $102,548.40 +0.7%0.2%0.6 $0.58
2/15/2023175,000 shares $119,000.00 -13.9%0.2%0.6 $0.68
1/31/2023203,300 shares $152,475.00 -74.0%0.2%0.7 $0.75
1/15/2023782,400 shares $547,680.00 -19.6%0.9%1.8 $0.70
12/30/2022973,500 shares $564,630.00 -3.6%N/A2.3 $0.58
12/15/20221,010,000 shares $591,153.00 +29.1%N/A2.5 $0.59
11/30/2022782,300 shares $520,229.50 +13.0%N/A2.2 $0.67
11/15/2022692,100 shares $472,289.04 +163.7%N/A1.9 $0.68
10/31/2022262,500 shares $120,881.25 -4.0%N/A0.7 $0.46
10/15/2022273,300 shares $155,808.33 +14.6%N/A1.3 $0.57
9/30/2022238,400 shares $141,848.00 -2.9%N/A1.3 $0.60
9/15/2022245,600 shares $170,937.60 +18.7%N/A1.3 $0.70
8/31/2022206,900 shares $161,795.80 -15.9%N/A1 $0.78
8/15/2022245,900 shares $213,933.00 -16.7%N/A1.1 $0.87
7/31/2022295,100 shares $218,993.71 +10.5%N/A1.1 $0.74
7/15/2022267,100 shares $223,055.21 +4.8%N/A0.9 $0.84
6/30/2022255,000 shares $189,235.50 -38.2%N/A0.7 $0.74
6/15/2022412,300 shares $349,671.63 -16.3%N/A1 $0.85
5/31/2022492,500 shares $497,425.00 +0.4%0.6%1.2 $1.01
5/15/2022490,800 shares $510,432.00 +5.0%0.6%1.2 $1.04
4/30/2022467,500 shares $556,325.00 +5.9%0.6%1.1 $1.19
4/15/2022441,500 shares $551,875.00 +3.8%0.5%1.1 $1.25
3/31/2022425,400 shares $578,544.00 -4.8%0.5%1 $1.36
3/15/2022446,600 shares $473,396.00 -21.7%0.6%0.9 $1.06
2/28/2022570,400 shares $684,480.00 +2.8%0.7%0.6 $1.20
2/15/2022554,900 shares $682,527.00 -5.7%0.7%0.6 $1.23
1/31/2022588,200 shares $764,660.00 -3.8%0.7%0.5 $1.30
1/15/2022611,700 shares $819,678.00 -4.2%0.8%0.5 $1.34
12/31/2021638,400 shares $861,840.00 -11.7%0.8%0.5 $1.35
12/15/2021722,700 shares $860,013.00 -2.9%0.9%0.6 $1.19
11/30/2021744,300 shares $1.64 million -16.3%0.9%0.9 $2.20
11/15/2021889,100 shares $2.29 million -5.2%1.1%1 $2.58
10/29/2021937,600 shares $1.92 million +2.4%1.2%1 $2.05
10/15/2021916,100 shares $2.11 million +16.6%1.2%1 $2.30
9/30/2021785,600 shares $1.71 million -16.7%1.0%0.8 $2.18
9/15/2021942,600 shares $2.55 million -7.6%1.2%0.9 $2.71
8/31/20211,020,000 shares $3.05 million -12.8%1.3%0.7 $2.99
8/13/20211,170,000 shares $3.08 million -7.9%1.5%0.9 $2.63
7/30/20211,270,000 shares $3.42 million -24.4%1.7%1 $2.69
7/15/20211,680,000 shares $4.80 million -42.3%2.0%1.4 $2.86
6/30/20212,910,000 shares $9.66 million -4.0%3.5%2.4 $3.32
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6/15/20213,030,000 shares $10.61 million -1.3%3.7%0.7 $3.50
5/28/20213,070,000 shares $16.27 million -1.3%3.7%0.8 $5.30
5/14/20213,110,000 shares $14.37 million -7.4%3.8%0.8 $4.62
4/30/20213,360,000 shares $18.92 million -8.9%4.1%0.8 $5.63
4/15/20213,690,000 shares $19.22 million -23.1%4.5%0.9 $5.21
3/31/20214,800,000 shares $29.86 million +98.4%5.9%1.1 $6.22
3/15/20212,420,000 shares $9.56 million +8.0%3.0%0.6 $3.95
2/26/20212,240,000 shares $8.92 million +1.8%2.7%1.5 $3.98
2/12/20212,200,000 shares $10.23 million -26.7%2.7%1.5 $4.65
1/29/20213,000,000 shares $12.75 million -11.8%3.6%1.9 $4.25
1/15/20213,400,000 shares $14.93 million -24.8%4.0%2.1 $4.39
12/31/20204,520,000 shares $19.26 million -3.8%5.4%2.8 $4.26
12/15/20204,700,000 shares $18.99 million +49.2%5.6%3.1 $4.04
11/30/20203,150,000 shares $19.78 million +38.2%3.8%2.3 $6.28
11/15/20202,280,000 shares $12.22 million +7.6%2.7%2.3 $5.36
10/30/20202,120,000 shares $9.75 million +12.8%2.6%2.5 $4.60
10/15/20201,880,000 shares $11.05 million -25.7%2.3%2.1 $5.88
9/30/20202,530,000 shares $15.18 million +5.0%3.1%2.6 $6.00
9/15/20202,410,000 shares $14.24 million +24.9%2.9%2.5 $5.91
8/31/20201,930,000 shares $10.81 million -5.9%2.3%2 $5.60
8/14/20202,050,000 shares $10.50 million -5.5%2.5%2.5 $5.12
7/31/20202,170,000 shares $10.98 million +22.6%2.7%2.5 $5.06
7/15/20201,770,000 shares $10.05 million +9.9%2.2%2 $5.68
6/30/20201,610,000 shares $10.16 million -13.4%2.3%2.1 $6.31
6/15/20201,860,000 shares $12.74 million +2.2%2.6%2.4 $6.85
5/29/20201,820,000 shares $13.43 million -8.1%2.6%2.1 $7.38
5/15/20201,980,000 shares $15.58 million +99.7%2.8%2.1 $7.87
4/30/2020991,600 shares $6.85 million +59.6%1.4%1 $6.91
4/15/2020621,300 shares $4.86 million +29.6%0.9%0.6 $7.83
3/31/2020479,500 shares $3.94 million +30.5%0.7%0.5 $8.22

APTO Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Aptose Biosciences' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Aptose Biosciences shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 15th, traders have sold 53,200 shares of APTO short. 3.30% of Aptose Biosciences' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Aptose Biosciences' current short interest.

Which institutional investors are shorting Aptose Biosciences?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Aptose Biosciences: Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Aptose Biosciences?

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. 3.30% of Aptose Biosciences' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Aptose Biosciences' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Aptose Biosciences saw a decrease in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 53,200 shares, a decrease of 56.6% from the previous total of 122,600 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.

What is Aptose Biosciences' float size?

Aptose Biosciences currently has issued a total of 2,141,000 shares. Some of Aptose Biosciences' 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. Aptose Biosciences currently has a public float of 1,610,000 shares.

How does Aptose Biosciences' short interest compare to its competitors?

3.30% of Aptose Biosciences' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "biological products, except diagnostic" compare to Aptose Biosciences: Cyclo Therapeutics, Inc. (3.55%), Curis, Inc. (1.93%), Cognition Therapeutics, Inc. (2.83%), IN8bio, Inc. (2.58%), Senti Biosciences, Inc. (0.35%), BioAtla, Inc. (9.86%), Elevation Oncology, Inc. (16.81%), SAB Biotherapeutics, Inc. (1.55%), Athira Pharma, Inc. (2.91%), BioCardia, Inc. (1.38%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($26.28 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.53 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.50 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.86 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.85 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.28 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.82 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.78 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.87 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Aptose Biosciences stock?

Short selling APTO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Aptose Biosciences as its price is falling. APTO shares are trading down $0.38 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 Aptose Biosciences?

A short squeeze for Aptose Biosciences occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of APTO, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Aptose Biosciences' 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 APTO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:APTO) was last updated on 3/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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