PaxMedica (PXMD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of PaxMedica shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, investors have sold 700 shares of PXMD short. Learn More on PaxMedica's 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. PXMD shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on PaxMedica's short interest ratio.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical products" compare to PaxMedica: Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (0.01%), eFFECTOR Therapeutics, Inc. (0.12%), Clever Leaves Holdings Inc. (0.48%), OncoSec Medical Incorporated (0.00%), Calithera Biosciences, Inc. (0.14%), CytoMed Therapeutics Limited (1.13%), Eloxx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (0.07%), Galapagos NV (3.27%), Indivior PLC (7.89%), MEI Pharma, Inc. (0.27%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PXMD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from PaxMedica as its price is falling. PXMD shares are trading up $0.00 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 PaxMedica 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 PXMD, 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 PXMD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025.