Brand Engagement Network (BNAI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Brand Engagement Network shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 15th, traders have sold 296,100 shares of BNAI short. 1.24% of Brand Engagement Network's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Brand Engagement Network's current short interest.

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. 1.24% of Brand Engagement Network's floating shares are currently sold short.

Brand Engagement Network saw a decrease in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 296,100 shares, a decrease of 73.1% from the previous total of 1,100,000 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.

Brand Engagement Network currently has issued a total of 37,930,000 shares. Some of Brand Engagement Network'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. Brand Engagement Network currently has a public float of 23,860,000 shares.

1.24% of Brand Engagement Network's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "computer software" compare to Brand Engagement Network: System1, Inc. (18.65%), Where Food Comes From, Inc. (0.49%), Alarum Technologies Ltd. (4.00%), authID Inc. (3.12%), iLearningEngines, Inc. (3.04%), CareCloud, Inc. (0.97%), Great Elm Group, Inc. (0.04%), PodcastOne, Inc. (1.71%), Duos Technologies Group, Inc. (0.40%), Beamr Imaging Ltd. (5.38%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($4.18 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.91 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.16 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.75 billion), International Paper ($2.57 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.06 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.06 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.00 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.63 billion), and Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BNAI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Brand Engagement Network as its price is falling. BNAI shares are trading down $0.07 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 Brand Engagement Network 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 BNAI, 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 BNAI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2025.