Biomea Fusion (BMEA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Biomea Fusion shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 31st, investors have sold 8,480,000 shares of BMEA short. 30.19% of Biomea Fusion's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Biomea Fusion's current short interest.

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. BMEA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 11.0. Learn More on Biomea Fusion's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Biomea Fusion: Wolverine Trading LLC, Ikarian Capital LLC, and Walleye Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 30.19% of Biomea Fusion's floating shares are currently sold short.

Biomea Fusion saw a increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 8,480,000 shares, an increase of 3.5% from the previous total of 8,190,000 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.

Biomea Fusion currently has issued a total of 36,240,000 shares. Some of Biomea Fusion'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. Biomea Fusion currently has a public float of 28,090,000 shares.

30.19% of Biomea Fusion's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical products" compare to Biomea Fusion: Acumen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (3.22%), Ovid Therapeutics Inc. (1.16%), Nuvation Bio Inc. (4.94%), Immatics (5.60%), ArriVent BioPharma, Inc. (18.26%), 89bio, Inc. (5.07%), Evolus, Inc. (8.58%), Rapport Therapeutics (11.74%), Cronos Group Inc. (1.95%), Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. (11.87%),

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.

Short selling BMEA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Biomea Fusion as its price is falling. BMEA shares are trading up $0.06 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 Biomea Fusion 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 BMEA, 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 BMEA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.