Perceptive Capital Solutions (PCSC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Perceptive Capital Solutions shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 31st, traders have sold 2,200 shares of PCSC short. 0.03% of Perceptive Capital Solutions' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Perceptive Capital Solutions' 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. PCSC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Perceptive Capital Solutions'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. 0.03% of Perceptive Capital Solutions' floating shares are currently sold short.

Perceptive Capital Solutions saw a drop in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,200 shares, a drop of 4.3% from the previous total of 2,300 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.

Perceptive Capital Solutions currently has issued a total of 8,910,000 shares. Some of Perceptive Capital Solutions' 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. Perceptive Capital Solutions currently has a public float of 7,870,000 shares.

0.03% of Perceptive Capital Solutions' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "trading" compare to Perceptive Capital Solutions: Gladstone Land Corporation (5.93%), Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc. (2.59%), BRT Apartments Corp. (1.64%), City Office REIT, Inc. (0.60%), Southport Acquisition Co. (0.10%), San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (2.24%), NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. (2.52%), Forge Global Holdings, Inc. (3.01%), Nabors Energy Transition Corp. II (0.01%), Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc. (0.97%), and

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.23 billion), Invesco QQQ ($29.52 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.82 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.76 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($9.37 billion), Strategy Inc ($7.58 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.78 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.72 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($6.37 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($6.29 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PCSC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Perceptive Capital Solutions as its price is falling. PCSC shares are trading up $0.02 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 Perceptive Capital Solutions 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 PCSC, 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 PCSC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2025.