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BIO-key International (BKYI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$0.79 -0.05 (-5.96%)
(As of 02:00 PM ET)

BIO-key International Short Interest Data

BIO-key International (BKYI) has a short interest of 865,200 shares, representing 30.90% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 6,659.38% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.2, indicating that it would take 0.2 days of the average trading volume of 1.45 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
865,200 shares
Previous Short Interest
12,800 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+6,659.38%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.14 million
Short Interest Ratio
0.2 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
October 31, 2024
Outstanding Shares
1,980,000 shares
Float Size
2,800,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
30.90%
Today's Trading Volume
42,457 shares
Average Trading Volume
1,445,490 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
3%
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BKYI Short Interest Over Time

BKYI Days to Cover Over Time

BKYI Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

BIO-key International Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
10/31/2024865,200 shares $1.14 million +6,659.4%30.9%0.2 $1.32
10/15/202412,800 shares $7,571.20 -69.7%0.5%0 $0.59
9/30/202442,300 shares $40,586.85 -84.9%2.4%0 $0.96
9/15/2024279,600 shares $430,584.00 +1,727.5%15.7%0.1 $1.54
8/31/202415,300 shares $20,349.00 +56.1%0.9%0 $1.33
8/15/20249,800 shares $12,249.02 -19.0%0.6%0.8 $1.25
7/31/202412,100 shares $17,546.21 -40.7%0.8%1.1 $1.45
7/15/202420,400 shares $38,760.00 +40.7%1.2%1.8 $1.90
6/30/202414,500 shares $23,780.00 +123.1%0.9%1.2 $1.64
6/15/20246,500 shares $12,090.00 +47.7%0.4%0.4 $1.86
5/31/20244,400 shares $8,551.40 -37.1%0.3%0.2 $1.94
5/15/20247,000 shares $11,408.60 +32.1%0.4%0.3 $1.63
4/30/20245,300 shares $8,745.00 -39.1%0.3%0.1 $1.65
4/15/20248,700 shares $15,660.00 -53.7%0.5%0.1 $1.80
3/31/202418,800 shares $39,480.00 -8.3%1.2%0.1 $2.10
3/15/202420,500 shares $40,385.00 -39.2%2.3%0.1 $1.97
2/29/202433,700 shares $70,770.00 +23.9%3.8%0.2 $2.10
2/15/202427,200 shares $49,776.00 -54.4%3.0%0.1 $1.83
1/31/202459,700 shares $119,400.00 +57.1%6.7%0.3 $2.00
1/15/202438,000 shares $77,140.00 +84.5%2.6%0.2 $2.03
12/31/202320,600 shares $61,800.00 -9.7%2.1%0.1 $3.00
12/15/202322,800 shares $68,085.36 -72.8%2.7%0.3 $2.99
11/30/202383,800 shares $18,017.00 +12.6%N/A0.1 $0.22
11/15/202374,400 shares $12,268.56 -97.9%N/A0.1 $0.16
10/31/20233,500,000 shares $699,300.00 +38,361.5%48.7%3.5 $0.20
10/15/20239,100 shares $4,722.90 -35.5%0.1%0.2 $0.52
9/30/202314,100 shares $7,612.59 -23.0%0.2%0.6 $0.54
9/15/202318,300 shares $9,534.30 +195.2%0.2%0.7 $0.52
8/31/20236,200 shares $3,162.00 +244.4%0.1%0.3 $0.51
8/15/20231,800 shares $1,126.08 -77.8%0.0%0.1 $0.63
7/31/20238,100 shares $5,678.10 -40.0%0.1%0.4 $0.70
7/15/202313,500 shares $10,530.00 -29.3%0.2%0.9 $0.78
6/30/202319,100 shares $14,359.36 -34.6%0.3%1.2 $0.75
6/15/202329,200 shares $21,602.16 -7.3%0.4%1.9 $0.74
5/31/202331,500 shares $24,570.00 +15.8%0.4%2.1 $0.78
5/15/202327,200 shares $17,682.72 -2.2%0.4%1.8 $0.65
4/30/202327,800 shares $18,348.00 -10.9%0.4%2.2 $0.66
4/15/202331,200 shares $25,896.00 -6.9%0.5%2.3 $0.83
3/31/202333,500 shares $23,450.00 -13.7%0.5%2.2 $0.70
3/15/202338,800 shares $29,876.00 -14.7%0.6%2 $0.77
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2/28/202345,500 shares $33,215.00 -22.4%0.7%2.1 $0.73
2/15/202358,600 shares $47,893.78 -8.7%0.8%2.8 $0.82
1/31/202364,200 shares $52,644.00 +7.0%0.9%2.7 $0.82
1/15/202360,000 shares $44,084.46 +15.6%0.9%2.7 $0.73
12/30/202251,900 shares $30,366.74 -23.6%0.7%2.6 $0.59
12/15/202267,900 shares $54,320.00 -1.6%0.9%4.3 $0.80
11/30/202269,000 shares $64,170.00 -9.8%0.9%5.3 $0.93
11/15/202276,500 shares $91,035.00 +10.4%1.0%6.1 $1.19
10/31/202269,300 shares $108,108.00 -11.4%0.9%5.9 $1.56
10/15/202278,200 shares $118,684.14 -10.3%1.0%6.2 $1.52
9/30/202287,200 shares $133,416.00 -2.9%1.1%6.9 $1.53
9/15/202289,800 shares $151,762.00 +2.5%1.2%6.8 $1.69
8/31/202287,600 shares $148,920.00 +19.4%1.2%6.3 $1.70
8/15/202273,400 shares $132,120.00 +5.0%1.0%5 $1.80
7/31/202269,900 shares $125,820.00 +6.9%0.9%4.9 $1.80
7/15/202265,400 shares $109,872.00 -12.0%0.9%4.1 $1.68
6/30/202274,300 shares $131,511.00 +17.9%1.0%4.1 $1.77
6/15/202263,000 shares $103,950.00 -19.0%0.8%2.5 $1.65
5/31/202277,800 shares $144,708.00 -12.9%1.0%1.1 $1.86
5/15/202289,300 shares $179,493.00 -35.7%1.2%1 $2.01
4/30/2022138,900 shares $295,857.00 +121.9%1.8%1.6 $2.13
4/15/202262,600 shares $132,086.00 -33.4%0.8%0.7 $2.11
3/31/202294,000 shares $225,600.00 +35.5%1.3%1 $2.40
3/15/202269,400 shares $149,904.00 -16.5%1.0%0.8 $2.16
2/28/202283,100 shares $183,651.00 -7.2%1.2%1.5 $2.21
2/15/202289,500 shares $190,635.00 -20.1%1.2%2 $2.13
1/31/2022112,000 shares $245,280.00 +37.9%1.6%2.2 $2.19
1/15/202281,200 shares $177,828.00 -9.4%1.1%1.5 $2.19
12/31/202189,600 shares $198,016.00 -3.2%1.3%1.6 $2.21
12/15/202192,600 shares $205,572.00 -33.5%1.3%1.4 $2.22
11/30/2021139,300 shares $342,678.00 +35.0%1.9%0.3 $2.46
11/15/2021103,200 shares $319,920.00 -10.7%1.4%0.2 $3.10
10/29/2021115,500 shares $366,135.00 -20.0%1.6%0.3 $3.17
10/15/2021144,300 shares $466,089.00 -41.8%2.0%0.3 $3.23
9/30/2021247,900 shares $872,608.00 -16.3%3.5%0.5 $3.52
9/15/2021296,300 shares $954,086.00 -5.9%4.2%0.7 $3.22
8/31/2021314,800 shares $994,768.00 -5.1%4.5%4 $3.16
8/13/2021331,700 shares $1.03 million -6.0%4.7%3.3 $3.11
7/30/2021352,900 shares $1.13 million +15.0%5.0%3.3 $3.20
7/15/2021306,900 shares $979,011.00 -2.7%4.4%2.6 $3.19
6/30/2021315,500 shares $1.20 million -15.3%4.5%2.3 $3.80
6/15/2021372,600 shares $1.45 million -23.5%5.3%2 $3.90
5/28/2021486,800 shares $1.96 million -14.2%6.9%1.8 $4.03
5/14/2021567,600 shares $1.76 million -21.8%8.0%1.9 $3.10
4/30/2021725,700 shares $2.55 million -10.4%10.2%2.1 $3.51
4/15/2021809,600 shares $2.74 million -19.8%11.4%2.2 $3.39
3/31/20211,010,000 shares $3.43 million +64.5%14.2%2.1 $3.40
3/15/2021613,900 shares $2.20 million +44.0%24.4%1.1 $3.59
2/26/2021426,400 shares $1.74 million -1.7%16.9%0.9 $4.08
2/12/2021433,700 shares $2.02 million -6.2%17.2%0.7 $4.65
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1/29/2021462,200 shares $1.80 million +133.1%18.3%0.8 $3.90
1/15/2021198,300 shares $759,489.00 No Change7.9%0.3 $3.83
1/31/202012,400 shares $10,044.00 -27.1%0.2%0.3 $0.81
1/15/202012,400 shares $6,449.24 -27.1%0.2%0.3 $0.52
12/31/201917,000 shares $8,500.00 -38.6%0.3%0.3 $0.50

BKYI Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is BIO-key International's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of BIO-key International shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 31st, investors have sold 865,200 shares of BKYI short. 30.90% of BIO-key International's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on BIO-key International's current short interest.

What is a good short interest percentage for BIO-key International?

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. 30.90% of BIO-key International's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is BIO-key International's short interest increasing or decreasing?

BIO-key International saw a increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 865,200 shares, an increase of 6,659.4% from the previous total of 12,800 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.

What is BIO-key International's float size?

BIO-key International currently has issued a total of 1,980,000 shares. Some of BIO-key International'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. BIO-key International currently has a public float of 2,800,000 shares.

How does BIO-key International's short interest compare to its competitors?

30.90% of BIO-key International's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to BIO-key International: Intrusion Inc. (2.53%), Mobile-health Network Solutions (12.55%), WaveDancer, Inc. (2.10%), DigiAsia Corp. (3.34%), Iveda Solutions, Inc. (8.54%), BYND Cannasoft Enterprises Inc. (0.22%), Leafly Holdings, Inc. (1.41%), Motorsport Games Inc. (1.75%), T Stamp Inc. (0.28%), Luokung Technology Corp. (3.29%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.18 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.64 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.54 billion), International Paper ($2.46 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.87 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Onsemi ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short BIO-key International stock?

Short selling BKYI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BIO-key International as its price is falling. BKYI shares are trading down $0.03 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 BIO-key International?

A short squeeze for BIO-key International 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 BKYI, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is BIO-key International'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 BKYI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.




This page (NASDAQ:BKYI) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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