Spectral AI (MDAI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Spectral AI shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 15th, traders have sold 357,100 shares of MDAI short. 3.21% of Spectral AI's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Spectral AI'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. 3.21% of Spectral AI's floating shares are currently sold short.

Spectral AI saw a decline in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 357,100 shares, a decline of 72.3% from the previous total of 1,290,000 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.

Spectral AI currently has issued a total of 18,590,000 shares. Some of Spectral AI'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. Spectral AI currently has a public float of 11,120,000 shares.

3.21% of Spectral AI's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "medical equipment" compare to Spectral AI: LENSAR, Inc. (0.73%), Jin Medical International Ltd. (2.43%), Sensus Healthcare, Inc. (10.33%), electroCore, Inc. (1.72%), TELA Bio, Inc. (0.89%), FONAR Co. (0.29%), Fractyl Health, Inc. (13.23%), Monogram Orthopaedics, Inc. (0.78%), Nutriband Inc. (1.07%), Edap Tms S.A. (0.05%),

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 MDAI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Spectral AI as its price is falling. MDAI shares are trading down $0.01 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 Spectral AI 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 MDAI, 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 MDAI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2025.