BioXcel Therapeutics (BTAI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $3.75 +1.59 (+73.61%) Closing price 03/3/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.53 -0.22 (-5.84%) As of 07:31 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends BioXcel Therapeutics Short Interest DataBioXcel Therapeutics (BTAI) has a short interest of 284,500 shares, representing 11.03% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 13.48% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.0, indicating that it would take 2.0 days of the average trading volume of 6.42 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest284,500 sharesPrevious Short Interest250,700 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+13.48%Dollar Volume Sold Short$657,195.00Short Interest Ratio2.0 Days to CoverLast Record DateFebruary 15, 2025Outstanding Shares3,102,000 sharesFloat Size2,580,000 sharesShort Percent of Float11.03%Today's Trading Volume146,822,196 sharesAverage Trading Volume6,418,810 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average2,287% Short Selling BioXcel Therapeutics? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for BioXcel Therapeutics and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartBTAI Short Interest Over TimeBTAI Days to Cover Over TimeBTAI Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time BioXcel Therapeutics Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 2/15/2025284,500 shares $657,195.00 +13.5%11.0%2 $2.31 1/31/2025250,700 shares $1.31 million -84.3%9.7%2.1 $5.22 1/15/20251,600,000 shares $554,400.00 +98.1%N/A1.1 $0.35 12/31/2024807,700 shares $301,999.03 -23.1%N/A1 $0.37 12/15/20241,050,000 shares $432,705.00 +16.8%N/A1.7 $0.41 11/30/2024898,700 shares $367,298.69 +44.0%N/A1.4 $0.41 11/15/2024624,100 shares $354,676.03 +79.8%N/A1.2 $0.57 10/31/2024347,100 shares $231,446.28 -39.8%N/A0.7 $0.67 10/15/2024576,400 shares $327,913.96 +11.6%N/A1.2 $0.57 9/30/2024516,400 shares $315,004.00 -26.0%N/A0.9 $0.61 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BTAI and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for BioXcel Therapeutics and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 9/15/2024697,600 shares $474,368.00 +2.5%N/A1.1 $0.68 8/31/2024680,500 shares $418,507.50 -6.9%N/A1.2 $0.62 8/15/2024731,200 shares $497,216.00 -9.4%N/A1.2 $0.68 7/31/2024807,300 shares $904,176.00 +28.9%N/A1.2 $1.12 7/15/2024626,100 shares $763,842.00 -61.4%N/A1 $1.22 6/30/20241,620,000 shares $2.07 million +8.7%N/A2.8 $1.28 6/15/20241,490,000 shares $2.04 million +0.7%N/A2.9 $1.37 5/31/20241,480,000 shares $2.68 million -9.2%N/A2.6 $1.81 5/15/20241,630,000 shares $3.36 million +8.7%N/A2.8 $2.06 4/30/20241,500,000 shares $3.78 million -28.2%N/A1 $2.52 4/15/20242,090,000 shares $5.75 million -16.1%N/A1.4 $2.75 3/31/20242,490,000 shares $7.02 million -20.7%10.5%1.7 $2.82 3/15/20243,140,000 shares $8.42 million -20.9%14.6%2.1 $2.68 2/29/20243,970,000 shares $12.62 million -46.8%18.7%2.6 $3.18 2/15/20247,460,000 shares $26.78 million +203.3%35.2%4.9 $3.59 1/31/20242,460,000 shares $7.92 million -17.5%11.9%2.1 $3.22 1/15/20242,980,000 shares $7.84 million +0.3%14.4%1.1 $2.63 12/31/20232,970,000 shares $8.76 million +3.5%14.7%1 $2.95 12/15/20232,870,000 shares $9.30 million -16.6%14.2%0.9 $3.24 11/30/20233,440,000 shares $13.07 million -32.3%17.0%1.1 $3.80 11/15/20235,080,000 shares $22.35 million -12.6%25.1%1.6 $4.40 10/31/20235,810,000 shares $23.33 million +16.9%28.8%1.9 $4.02 10/15/20234,970,000 shares $15.56 million +38.8%24.6%3.6 $3.13 9/30/20233,580,000 shares $9.06 million -24.6%17.7%2.4 $2.53 9/15/20234,750,000 shares $15.87 million +8.0%23.5%1.6 $3.34 8/31/20234,400,000 shares $16.63 million -34.8%21.8%1.5 $3.78 8/15/20236,750,000 shares $27.95 million -4.1%33.5%2.3 $4.14 7/31/20237,040,000 shares $64.35 million -18.8%35.0%2.7 $9.14 7/15/20238,670,000 shares $89.30 million +69.0%43.1%3.5 $10.30 6/30/20235,130,000 shares $34.17 million +12.3%25.5%2.2 $6.66Three new patents reveal Elon and Trump’s secret “Project America” (Ad)Right now for a limited time… You can get Tim Bohen’s top 5 Trump stocks for 2025… For only ONE DOLLAR! 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He says these 5 stocks are trading for less than $2 right now… But they could soon SOAR in Trump’s first 100 days.Get the names and tickers now for $1 5/14/20213,180,000 shares $96.67 million -5.6%21.0%7.3 $30.40 4/30/20213,370,000 shares $116.27 million -7.7%22.3%7.1 $34.50 4/15/20213,650,000 shares $127.57 million +9.0%N/A7 $34.95 3/31/20213,350,000 shares $137.69 million -9.7%21.4%6.1 $41.10 3/15/20213,710,000 shares $174.33 million +2.8%23.8%6.5 $46.99 2/26/20213,610,000 shares $199.09 million +1.1%23.4%6.7 $55.15 2/12/20213,570,000 shares $230.62 million +5.6%23.1%6.8 $64.60 1/29/20213,380,000 shares $156.33 million -7.9%23.0%6.6 $46.25 1/15/20213,670,000 shares $198.55 million +10.2%25.0%7.7 $54.10 12/31/20203,330,000 shares $163.90 million +4.4%22.7%6.9 $49.22 12/15/20203,190,000 shares $147.89 million -2.5%21.8%7.2 $46.36 11/30/20203,270,000 shares $145.81 million +10.9%22.3%7.2 $44.59 11/15/20202,950,000 shares $160.13 million +4.2%20.1%6.2 $54.28 10/30/20202,830,000 shares $133.15 million +22.0%22.4%5.2 $47.05 10/15/20202,320,000 shares $120.41 million -13.8%18.3%3.5 $51.90 9/30/20202,690,000 shares $116.64 million +17.0%21.3%3.9 $43.36 9/15/20202,300,000 shares $111.09 million +6.5%18.2%3.3 $48.30 8/31/20202,160,000 shares $88.02 million -10.4%17.1%3.1 $40.75 8/14/20202,410,000 shares $90.42 million -14.2%20.7%3.5 $37.52 7/31/20202,810,000 shares $127.46 million +30.1%22.3%4.6 $45.36 7/15/20202,160,000 shares $109.08 million -3.6%20.6%4.3 $50.50 6/30/20202,240,000 shares $118.74 million +137.3%21.3%4.8 $53.01 6/15/2020944,000 shares $44.91 million +39.9%9.0%2.1 $47.57 5/29/2020674,800 shares $31.42 million -13.6%6.4%1.4 $46.56 5/15/2020781,000 shares $36.83 million -8.4%7.4%1.4 $47.16 4/30/2020852,400 shares $31.54 million +30.0%8.1%1.2 $37.00 4/15/2020655,500 shares $15.68 million +8.4%6.3%1 $23.92 3/31/2020604,900 shares $18.67 million -21.2%5.9%0.9 $30.87 3/13/2020767,800 shares $17.83 million +57.6%7.5%1 $23.22 BTAI Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is BioXcel Therapeutics' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of BioXcel Therapeutics shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 15th, traders have sold 284,500 shares of BTAI short. 11.03% of BioXcel Therapeutics' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on BioXcel Therapeutics' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for BioXcel Therapeutics? 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. BTAI shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on BioXcel Therapeutics's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting BioXcel Therapeutics? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of BioXcel Therapeutics: Group One Trading LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for BioXcel Therapeutics? 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. 11.03% of BioXcel Therapeutics' floating shares are currently sold short. Is BioXcel Therapeutics' short interest increasing or decreasing? BioXcel Therapeutics saw a increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totaling 284,500 shares, an increase of 13.5% from the previous total of 250,700 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 BioXcel Therapeutics' float size? BioXcel Therapeutics currently has issued a total of 3,102,000 shares. Some of BioXcel Therapeutics' 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. BioXcel Therapeutics currently has a public float of 2,580,000 shares. How does BioXcel Therapeutics' short interest compare to its competitors? 11.03% of BioXcel Therapeutics' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical products" compare to BioXcel Therapeutics: Chemomab Therapeutics Ltd. (0.18%), RenovoRx, Inc. (0.59%), Cognition Therapeutics, Inc. (0.66%), Bullfrog AI Holdings, Inc. (12.17%), Cara Therapeutics, Inc. (1.74%), Longeveron Inc. (4.24%), Exicure, Inc. (5.97%), Tenax Therapeutics, Inc. (14.08%), Mannatech, Incorporated (1.65%), Enlivex Therapeutics Ltd. (0.56%), 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 ($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. What does it mean to sell short BioXcel Therapeutics stock? Short selling BTAI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BioXcel Therapeutics as its price is falling. BTAI shares are trading up $1.59 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 BioXcel Therapeutics? A short squeeze for BioXcel Therapeutics 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 BTAI, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is BioXcel Therapeutics' 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 BTAI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 15 2025. 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