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Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Arcutis Biotherapeutics Short Interest Data

Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) has a short interest of 19.77 million shares, representing 18.66% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 12.07% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 9.0, indicating that it would take 9.0 days of the average trading volume of 2.39 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
19,770,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
17,640,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+12.07%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$270.65 million
Short Interest Ratio
9.0 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
February 28, 2025
Outstanding Shares
118,638,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
18.66%
Today's Trading Volume
3,089,886 shares
Average Trading Volume
2,385,733 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
130%
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Arcutis Biotherapeutics Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
2/28/202519,770,000 shares $270.65 million +12.1%18.7%9 $13.69
2/15/202517,640,000 shares $225.44 million -6.7%16.7%8.3 $12.78
1/31/202518,910,000 shares $250.37 million -6.5%N/A8.9 $13.24
1/15/202520,220,000 shares $281.46 million -3.6%N/A9.5 $13.92
12/31/202420,970,000 shares $292.11 million -9.3%N/A10.2 $13.93
12/15/202423,110,000 shares $293.27 million -1.8%N/A11.2 $12.69
11/30/202423,530,000 shares $306.83 million -6.0%N/A11.8 $13.04
11/15/202425,020,000 shares $231.69 million -9.9%N/A12.8 $9.26
10/31/202427,760,000 shares $230.69 million -1.1%N/A13.1 $8.31
10/15/202428,060,000 shares $262.36 million +3.4%N/A13.7 $9.35
9/30/202427,130,000 shares $252.31 million +9.1%N/A12.7 $9.30
9/15/202424,860,000 shares $265.01 million +0.7%N/A10.5 $10.66
8/31/202424,680,000 shares $268.52 million +3.7%N/A9.9 $10.88
8/15/202423,800,000 shares $202.30 million +8.4%N/A9 $8.50
7/31/202421,950,000 shares $221.04 million -3.1%N/A7.8 $10.07
7/15/202422,660,000 shares $244.05 million +6.2%N/A8 $10.77
6/30/202421,340,000 shares $198.46 million -18.0%N/A7 $9.30
6/15/202426,020,000 shares $224.55 million +5.6%N/A8.7 $8.63
5/31/202424,640,000 shares $205.99 million +11.1%N/A7.7 $8.36
5/15/202422,170,000 shares $204.85 million +2.2%N/A6 $9.24
4/30/202421,690,000 shares $180.46 million +10.3%N/A5.7 $8.32
4/15/202419,660,000 shares $198.37 million +2.1%N/A4.3 $10.09
3/31/202419,260,000 shares $190.87 million +28.5%N/A4 $9.91
3/15/202414,990,000 shares $159.79 million -5.0%N/A2.8 $10.66
2/29/202415,780,000 shares $162.22 million -6.9%N/A2.6 $10.28
2/15/202416,940,000 shares $135.01 million +1.0%N/A2.9 $7.97
1/31/202416,780,000 shares $98.50 million -19.4%N/A3.1 $5.87
1/15/202420,830,000 shares $75.82 million +3.2%N/A4.1 $3.64
12/31/202320,180,000 shares $65.18 million +3.7%N/A4.2 $3.23
12/15/202319,460,000 shares $47.48 million -6.9%N/A4.8 $2.44
11/30/202320,900,000 shares $38.46 million +19.4%N/A8.2 $1.84
11/15/202317,510,000 shares $36.42 million +2.6%N/A8 $2.08
10/31/202317,070,000 shares $38.41 million +21.4%N/A8.5 $2.25
10/15/202314,060,000 shares $54.55 million +8.3%N/A8.7 $3.88
9/30/202312,980,000 shares $68.92 million -2.3%29.0%12.1 $5.31
9/15/202313,280,000 shares $90.44 million +6.4%29.7%13.1 $6.81
8/31/202312,480,000 shares $106.58 million -19.2%27.9%11.3 $8.54
8/15/202315,450,000 shares $130.86 million +1.6%34.5%12.8 $8.47
7/31/202315,210,000 shares $165.94 million +3.1%33.9%12.3 $10.91
7/15/202314,760,000 shares $139.33 million +0.2%32.8%11.9 $9.44
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6/30/202314,730,000 shares $140.38 million +12.5%32.8%11.3 $9.53
6/15/202313,090,000 shares $133.78 million +0.4%29.1%10 $10.22
5/31/202313,040,000 shares $97.93 million -13.1%29.1%10.3 $7.51
5/15/202315,010,000 shares $154.60 million -2.5%33.7%13.1 $10.30
4/30/202315,390,000 shares $213.00 million +0.3%35.2%15.6 $13.84
4/15/202315,350,000 shares $213.21 million +1.5%35.1%15.5 $13.89
3/31/202315,120,000 shares $166.32 million +10.0%34.5%15.4 $11.00
3/15/202313,750,000 shares $152.76 million +11.1%31.4%14.9 $11.11
2/28/202312,380,000 shares $200.31 million +4.2%28.2%15 $16.18
2/15/202311,880,000 shares $203.62 million +10.1%27.2%15 $17.14
1/31/202310,790,000 shares $178.79 million +0.5%25.0%13 $16.57
1/15/202310,740,000 shares $151.65 million +0.9%24.9%13.1 $14.12
12/30/202210,650,000 shares $157.62 million +6.8%24.7%13.9 $14.80
12/15/20229,970,000 shares $164.41 million +5.1%23.1%12.7 $16.49
11/30/20229,490,000 shares $163.51 million +17.9%22.0%12.6 $17.23
11/15/20228,050,000 shares $156.49 million +0.1%18.7%10.8 $19.44
10/31/20228,040,000 shares $142.15 million +17.4%19.2%12.1 $17.68
10/15/20226,850,000 shares $127.68 million +14.4%16.4%9.1 $18.64
9/30/20225,990,000 shares $114.47 million +15.2%14.3%8.6 $19.11
9/15/20225,200,000 shares $97.19 million +1.6%12.5%7.7 $18.69
8/31/20225,120,000 shares $137.98 million -1.7%12.4%8.4 $26.95
8/15/20225,210,000 shares $128.79 million +13.8%12.9%9 $24.72
7/31/20224,580,000 shares $111.11 million +16.8%12.6%8.2 $24.26
7/15/20223,920,000 shares $94.86 million +12.3%12.6%9.5 $24.20
6/30/20223,490,000 shares $74.37 million +5.8%11.3%8.6 $21.31
6/15/20223,300,000 shares $67.82 million +6.8%10.5%8.6 $20.55
5/31/20223,090,000 shares $64.52 million +6.2%9.8%8.8 $20.88
5/15/20222,910,000 shares $52.18 million -1.4%9.5%9.8 $17.93
4/30/20222,950,000 shares $59.56 million +3.2%9.6%10.5 $20.19
4/15/20222,860,000 shares $60.15 million -15.4%9.5%10.3 $21.03
3/31/20223,380,000 shares $65.10 million -9.1%12.1%12.5 $19.26
3/15/20223,720,000 shares $59.45 million +15.9%13.3%15.9 $15.98
2/28/20223,210,000 shares $57.14 million +3.2%11.4%15.8 $17.80
2/15/20223,110,000 shares $51.32 million +6.9%11.1%14.4 $16.50
1/31/20222,910,000 shares $43.97 million +26.0%10.6%14.5 $15.11
1/15/20222,310,000 shares $40.22 million +9.0%8.4%12.4 $17.41
12/31/20212,120,000 shares $43.97 million +7.1%7.7%12.7 $20.74
12/15/20211,980,000 shares $31.68 million No Change7.2%11.7 $16.00
11/30/20211,980,000 shares $32.81 million -1.0%7.2%12.1 $16.57
11/15/20212,000,000 shares $40.50 million +0.5%7.3%13.3 $20.25
10/29/20211,990,000 shares $42.15 million +1.0%7.2%14 $21.18
10/15/20211,970,000 shares $43.89 million -0.5%7.2%12.7 $22.28
9/30/20211,980,000 shares $47.30 million -4.4%7.2%12.1 $23.89
9/15/20212,070,000 shares $45.08 million -5.5%7.5%11.6 $21.78
8/31/20212,190,000 shares $46.36 million -4.0%8.0%12.6 $21.17
8/13/20212,280,000 shares $46.69 million -1.3%8.3%13.2 $20.48
7/30/20212,310,000 shares $53.89 million +2.2%8.5%11.3 $23.33
7/15/20212,260,000 shares $56.23 million No Change6.8%9.6 $24.88
6/30/20212,260,000 shares $61.68 million -0.9%6.8%9.5 $27.29
6/15/20212,280,000 shares $65.00 million -1.3%6.9%10.4 $28.51
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5/28/20212,310,000 shares $60.87 million -0.9%6.9%10.4 $26.35
5/14/20212,330,000 shares $59.53 million +17.7%7.0%9.9 $25.55
4/30/20211,980,000 shares $60.49 million -0.5%6.4%8.4 $30.55
4/15/20211,990,000 shares $55.90 million +7.0%6.5%7.7 $28.09
3/31/20211,860,000 shares $50.07 million +19.2%6.0%7.2 $26.92
3/15/20211,560,000 shares $50.78 million +9.9%5.1%5.6 $32.55
2/26/20211,420,000 shares $48.62 million +0.7%4.6%5.1 $34.24
2/12/20211,410,000 shares $49.08 million -6.6%4.7%5.2 $34.81
1/29/20211,510,000 shares $39.35 million -8.5%5.4%5.8 $26.06
1/15/20211,650,000 shares $47.01 million No Change6.6%8.4 $28.49

ARQT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Arcutis Biotherapeutics' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Arcutis Biotherapeutics shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 28th, investors have sold 19,770,000 shares of ARQT short. 18.66% of Arcutis Biotherapeutics' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Arcutis Biotherapeutics' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Arcutis Biotherapeutics?

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. ARQT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 9.0. Learn More on Arcutis Biotherapeutics's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Arcutis Biotherapeutics?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Arcutis Biotherapeutics: Group One Trading LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., and Walleye Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Arcutis Biotherapeutics?

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. 18.66% of Arcutis Biotherapeutics' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Arcutis Biotherapeutics' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Arcutis Biotherapeutics saw a increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 19,770,000 shares, an increase of 12.1% from the previous total of 17,640,000 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 Arcutis Biotherapeutics' short interest compare to its competitors?

18.66% of Arcutis Biotherapeutics' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical products" compare to Arcutis Biotherapeutics: Roivant Sciences Ltd. (10.42%), Revolution Medicines, Inc. (10.24%), Lantheus Holdings, Inc. (9.53%), Legend Biotech Co. (7.17%), TG Therapeutics, Inc. (18.36%), BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. (14.85%), Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. (15.09%), Blueprint Medicines Co. (7.69%), Grifols, S.A. (1.48%), Nuvalent, Inc. (12.52%),

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 ($23.74 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.75 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($6.56 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($5.40 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.57 billion), AppLovin Co. ($4.45 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.33 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.23 billion), Schlumberger Limited ($3.22 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.06 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Arcutis Biotherapeutics stock?

Short selling ARQT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Arcutis Biotherapeutics as its price is falling. ARQT shares are trading down $0.18 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 Arcutis Biotherapeutics?

A short squeeze for Arcutis Biotherapeutics 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 ARQT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Arcutis Biotherapeutics' 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 ARQT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:ARQT) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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