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 closed out or covered. As of February 15th, investors have sold 1,410,000 shares of BNAI short. 5.42% 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. 5.42% of Brand Engagement Network's floating shares are currently sold short.

Brand Engagement Network saw a increase in short interest in February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,410,000 shares, an increase of 961.7% from the previous total of 132,800 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.

Brand Engagement Network currently has issued a total of 39,212,000 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 26,030,000 shares.

5.42% 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: Snail, Inc. (0.61%), Great Elm Group, Inc. (0.07%), CareCloud, Inc. (1.87%), Duos Technologies Group, Inc. (1.05%), authID Inc. (3.44%), System1, Inc. (25.17%), PodcastOne, Inc. (1.28%), Xiao-I Co. (2.98%), Alarum Technologies Ltd. (3.51%), MIND C.T.I. Ltd (0.11%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($25.81 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.38 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($7.74 billion), AppLovin Co. ($6.32 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($5.97 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.89 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.94 billion), Schlumberger Limited ($3.19 billion), and Reddit, Inc. ($3.01 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 $0.00 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 February, 15 2025.