Dynavax Technologies (DVAX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $12.39 -0.09 (-0.72%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.38 -0.01 (-0.08%) As of 05:40 PM 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 Dynavax Technologies Short Interest DataDynavax Technologies (DVAX) has a short interest of 17.13 million shares. This marks a 2.09% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 7.8, indicating that it would take 7.8 days of the average trading volume of 1.98 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest17,130,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest16,780,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+2.09%Dollar Volume Sold Short$218.75 millionShort Interest Ratio7.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateDecember 31, 2024Outstanding Shares131,460,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted13.03%Today's Trading Volume1,290,391 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,979,409 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average65% Short Selling Dynavax Technologies? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Dynavax Technologies and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartDVAX Short Interest Over TimeDVAX Days to Cover Over TimeDVAX Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Dynavax Technologies Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 12/31/202417,130,000 shares $218.75 million +2.1%N/A7.8 $12.77 12/15/202416,780,000 shares $217.47 million -6.3%N/A8 $12.96 11/30/202417,900,000 shares $230.19 million -14.8%N/A8.2 $12.86 11/15/202421,000,000 shares $256.41 million +11.5%N/A9.2 $12.21 10/31/202418,840,000 shares $223.25 million +10.4%N/A9 $11.85 10/15/202417,060,000 shares $183.57 million +0.1%N/A8.3 $10.76 Get the Latest News and Ratings for DVAX and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Dynavax Technologies and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 9/30/202417,040,000 shares $189.83 million -5.6%N/A8.5 $11.14 9/15/202418,050,000 shares $201.62 million -1.4%N/A8.6 $11.17 8/31/202418,300,000 shares $205.33 million -3.3%N/A8.3 $11.22 8/15/202418,930,000 shares $214.67 million +5.8%N/A8.5 $11.34 7/31/202417,890,000 shares $200.19 million +4.0%N/A7.7 $11.19 7/15/202417,210,000 shares $181.74 million -4.7%N/A8 $10.56 6/30/202418,060,000 shares $202.81 million -18.1%N/A8 $11.23 6/15/202422,060,000 shares $254.79 million +3.1%N/A10.4 $11.55 5/31/202421,390,000 shares $256.47 million -5.8%N/A10.2 $11.99 5/15/202422,700,000 shares $250.61 million +15.7%N/A11 $11.04 4/30/202419,620,000 shares $223.08 million +5.8%N/A10 $11.37 4/15/202418,540,000 shares $216.73 million +3.2%N/A9.6 $11.69 3/31/202417,970,000 shares $223.01 million +3.6%N/A9.2 $12.41 3/15/202417,350,000 shares $209.07 million +6.0%N/A8.9 $12.05 2/29/202416,370,000 shares $207.41 million +9.1%N/A8.6 $12.67 2/15/202415,000,000 shares $187.20 million +4.7%N/A8 $12.48 1/31/202414,330,000 shares $185.14 million -1.2%N/A8 $12.92 1/15/202414,510,000 shares $202.12 million -2.9%13.9%8.1 $13.93 12/31/202314,950,000 shares $209.00 million +1.6%N/A9.1 $13.98 12/15/202314,710,000 shares $200.94 million +9.0%N/A9.2 $13.66 11/30/202313,490,000 shares $184.81 million -2.7%N/A8.8 $13.70 11/15/202313,860,000 shares $187.53 million -0.1%N/A9.1 $13.53 10/31/202313,870,000 shares $197.09 million +5.8%N/A9.2 $14.21 10/15/202313,110,000 shares $186.69 million -12.9%N/A8 $14.24 9/30/202315,050,000 shares $222.29 million +2.7%N/A9 $14.77 9/15/202314,660,000 shares $200.11 million +4.5%N/A8.4 $13.65 8/31/202314,030,000 shares $201.47 million -4.4%N/A7.7 $14.36 8/15/202314,670,000 shares $210.66 million -13.8%N/A8.2 $14.36 7/31/202317,020,000 shares $238.11 million -6.0%N/A9.5 $13.99 7/15/202318,110,000 shares $251.91 million -14.3%N/A11.6 $13.91 6/30/202321,140,000 shares $273.13 million +1.4%N/A14.3 $12.92 6/15/202320,840,000 shares $270.09 million +11.4%N/A15.7 $12.96 5/31/202318,700,000 shares $213.74 million +1.9%N/A15 $11.43 5/15/202318,360,000 shares $210.41 million +1.8%N/A13.2 $11.46 4/30/202318,040,000 shares $187.80 million -0.2%N/A13.1 $10.41 4/15/202318,070,000 shares $200.94 million -0.9%N/A12.8 $11.12 3/31/202318,230,000 shares $178.84 million +2.2%N/A12.6 $9.81 3/15/202317,840,000 shares $173.94 million +10.4%N/A12 $9.75 2/28/202316,160,000 shares $166.45 million -13.3%N/A10 $10.30 2/15/202318,640,000 shares $213.43 million +25.5%N/A11.7 $11.45 1/31/202314,850,000 shares $168.99 million +12.8%N/A9.1 $11.38 1/15/202313,170,000 shares $149.48 million +2.9%N/A7.5 $11.35 12/30/202212,800,000 shares $136.19 million -7.3%N/A7.2 $10.64 12/15/202213,800,000 shares $153.87 million -0.1%N/A7.4 $11.15 11/30/202213,820,000 shares $171.51 million -12.1%N/A7.4 $12.41 11/15/202215,730,000 shares $206.22 million +9.2%N/A8.5 $13.11 10/31/202214,400,000 shares $164.88 million -17.8%N/A6.8 $11.45 10/15/202217,520,000 shares $187.64 million +3.0%N/A8 $10.71 9/30/202217,010,000 shares $177.58 million +7.5%N/A8.2 $10.44 9/15/202215,830,000 shares $182.20 million +0.9%N/A7.7 $11.51 8/31/202215,690,000 shares $179.96 million -7.7%N/A7.5 $11.47 8/15/202217,000,000 shares $265.54 million -5.5%N/A7.3 $15.62 7/31/202217,990,000 shares $258.70 million -7.2%N/A6.1 $14.38 7/15/202219,380,000 shares $280.23 million +2.3%N/A6.8 $14.46 6/30/202218,950,000 shares $238.58 million -2.9%N/A6.6 $12.59 6/15/202219,510,000 shares $208.17 million +2.3%31.5%6.9 $10.67 5/31/202219,070,000 shares $226.17 million +8.2%N/A7 $11.86 5/15/202217,630,000 shares $169.25 million No ChangeN/A6.8 $9.60 4/30/202217,630,000 shares $155.67 million +3.0%N/A10.6 $8.83 4/15/202217,120,000 shares $179.93 million +1.0%N/A10.3 $10.51 3/31/202216,950,000 shares $183.74 million -0.7%N/A9.7 $10.84 3/15/202217,070,000 shares $178.21 million +3.3%N/A9.5 $10.44 2/28/202216,520,000 shares $202.54 million +2.2%N/A8.8 $12.26 2/15/202216,160,000 shares $215.25 million -0.9%14.6%8.7 $13.32 1/31/202216,310,000 shares $211.54 million +4.0%14.7%8.2 $12.97 1/15/202215,690,000 shares $212.29 million +1.2%N/A6.8 $13.53 12/31/202115,510,000 shares $218.23 million -5.5%13.9%6.6 $14.07 12/15/202116,420,000 shares $232.34 million +4.3%14.8%6.1 $14.15 11/30/202115,750,000 shares $254.36 million +3.5%14.2%4.4 $16.15 11/15/202115,220,000 shares $259.50 million -20.2%13.7%3.2 $17.05 10/29/202119,060,000 shares $380.63 million -3.4%17.2%3.9 $19.97 10/15/202119,730,000 shares $334.23 million -2.0%18.6%4.1 $16.94 9/30/202120,130,000 shares $386.70 million -5.9%19.0%4.4 $19.21 9/15/202121,400,000 shares $309.87 million -7.8%20.2%4.9 $14.48 8/31/202123,200,000 shares $451.47 million +14.4%21.9%6.7 $19.46 8/13/202120,280,000 shares $267.70 million +1.2%19.2%9.3 $13.20 7/30/202120,050,000 shares $187.27 million +5.6%19.0%8.8 $9.34 7/15/202118,990,000 shares $179.27 million +4.6%18.0%8.6 $9.44 6/30/202118,150,000 shares $178.78 million +3.4%17.2%7.3 $9.85 6/15/202117,550,000 shares $156.02 million -0.6%16.6%7 $8.89 5/28/202117,660,000 shares $144.81 million -3.7%17.1%6.5 $8.20 5/14/202118,340,000 shares $134.43 million +14.1%N/A5.8 $7.33 4/30/202116,080,000 shares $168.20 million -14.0%N/A4.4 $10.46 4/15/202118,700,000 shares $189.62 million +1.7%N/A3.2 $10.14 3/31/202118,390,000 shares $171.39 million -16.2%N/A3.2 $9.32 3/15/202121,950,000 shares $210.28 million +7.8%N/A3.6 $9.58 2/26/202120,360,000 shares $166.14 million -4.0%N/A3.4 $8.16 2/12/202121,210,000 shares $202.13 million -5.3%N/A3.7 $9.53 1/29/202122,400,000 shares $132.16 million -4.7%N/A4 $5.90 1/15/202123,510,000 shares $120.84 million +2.9%N/A7.6 $5.14 12/31/202022,850,000 shares $111.97 million -6.4%N/A7.6 $4.90 12/15/202024,410,000 shares $126.20 million -8.8%N/A8.3 $5.17 11/30/202026,750,000 shares $128.13 million -2.9%N/A8.4 $4.79 11/15/202027,560,000 shares $114.65 million -4.2%N/A8.4 $4.16 10/30/202028,760,000 shares $112.16 million +8.5%N/A8.1 $3.90 10/15/202026,510,000 shares $121.68 million +1.8%N/A6.4 $4.59 9/30/202026,030,000 shares $112.45 million +44.5%N/A5.2 $4.32 9/15/202018,020,000 shares $96.41 million +5.0%N/A3 $5.35 8/31/202017,170,000 shares $102.68 million +1.1%N/A2.9 $5.98 8/14/202016,990,000 shares $114.17 million +2.9%N/A2.4 $6.72 7/31/202016,520,000 shares $133.98 million +22.3%N/A2.1 $8.11 7/15/202013,510,000 shares $124.16 million -11.4%N/A1.8 $9.19 6/30/202015,240,000 shares $135.18 million +21.1%N/A2.4 $8.87 6/15/202012,580,000 shares $80.76 million +9.1%N/A2.3 $6.42 5/29/202011,530,000 shares $70.56 million -3.4%N/A2.3 $6.12 5/15/202011,930,000 shares $54.28 million +4.5%N/A3.5 $4.55 4/30/202011,420,000 shares $48.54 million +4.5%N/A5.6 $4.25 4/15/202010,930,000 shares $33.66 million -2.9%N/A6.5 $3.08 3/31/202011,260,000 shares $38.28 million -18.4%N/A7.7 $3.40 3/13/202013,802,500 shares $40.58 million +8.0%N/A8.2 $2.94 2/28/202012,780,000 shares $40.00 million -14.9%N/A9.5 $3.13 2/14/202015,020,000 shares $56.33 million -5.4%N/A11.7 $3.75 1/31/202015,880,000 shares $68.28 million -1.3%N/A12.4 $4.30 DVAX Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Dynavax Technologies' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Dynavax Technologies shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of December 31st, traders have sold 17,130,000 shares of DVAX short. Learn More on Dynavax Technologies' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Dynavax Technologies? 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. DVAX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 8.0. Learn More on Dynavax Technologies's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Dynavax Technologies? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Dynavax Technologies: Walleye Capital LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Is Dynavax Technologies' short interest increasing or decreasing? Dynavax Technologies saw a increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 17,130,000 shares, an increase of 2.1% from the previous total of 16,780,000 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. How does Dynavax Technologies' short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "biotechnology" compare to Dynavax Technologies: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (7.49%), Alkermes plc (6.76%), Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. (6.48%), Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (4.76%), Geron Co. (10.76%), MannKind Co. (10.78%), BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (7.59%), Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. (12.19%), Novavax, Inc. (23.05%), Myriad Genetics, Inc. (5.25%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.83 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.98 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.97 billion), International Paper ($2.64 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.81 billion), SoundHound AI, Inc. ($1.59 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Dynavax Technologies stock? Short selling DVAX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Dynavax Technologies as its price is falling. DVAX shares are trading down $0.09 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 Dynavax Technologies? A short squeeze for Dynavax Technologies 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 DVAX, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Dynavax Technologies' 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 DVAX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024. 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