MIRA Pharmaceuticals (MIRA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of MIRA Pharmaceuticals shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 15th, investors have sold 980,100 shares of MIRA short. 7.97% of MIRA Pharmaceuticals' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on MIRA Pharmaceuticals' current short interest.

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. MIRA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on MIRA Pharmaceuticals's short interest ratio.

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. 7.97% of MIRA Pharmaceuticals' floating shares are currently sold short.

MIRA Pharmaceuticals saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 980,100 shares, an increase of 38.9% from the previous total of 705,700 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.

MIRA Pharmaceuticals currently has issued a total of 16,814,000 shares. Some of MIRA Pharmaceuticals' 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. MIRA Pharmaceuticals currently has a public float of 12,290,000 shares.

7.97% of MIRA Pharmaceuticals' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical products" compare to MIRA Pharmaceuticals: Assertio Holdings, Inc. (5.84%), Jasper Therapeutics, Inc. (14.06%), Theratechnologies Inc. (0.22%), InterCure Ltd. (0.10%), Ikena Oncology, Inc. (1.10%), Entera Bio Ltd. (0.27%), Achilles Therapeutics plc (1.26%), Pyxis Oncology, Inc. (15.81%), Unicycive Therapeutics, Inc. (1.77%), Scilex Holding (3.36%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($26.28 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.53 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.50 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.86 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.85 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.28 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.82 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.78 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.87 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MIRA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from MIRA Pharmaceuticals as its price is falling. MIRA shares are trading down $0.03 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 MIRA Pharmaceuticals 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 MIRA, 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 MIRA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2025.