Research Frontiers (REFR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $1.65 +0.04 (+2.48%) (As of 12/24/2024 01:48 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Research Frontiers Short Interest DataResearch Frontiers (REFR) has a short interest of 335,300 shares, representing 1.19% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -6.68% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 13.5, indicating that it would take 13.5 days of the average trading volume of 36,931 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest335,300 sharesPrevious Short Interest359,300 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-6.68%Dollar Volume Sold Short$653,835.00Short Interest Ratio13.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateNovember 30, 2024Outstanding Shares33,518,000 sharesFloat Size28,160,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.19%Today's Trading Volume8,391 sharesAverage Trading Volume36,931 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average23% Short Selling Research Frontiers? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Research Frontiers and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartREFR Short Interest Over TimeREFR Days to Cover Over TimeREFR Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Porter & CompanyI was wrong. Dead wrong. I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. Because here we are, a quarter of a century later, almost to the exact day, and it’s happening again. Here’s the full story for you. Research Frontiers Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 11/30/2024335,300 shares $653,835.00 -6.7%1.2%13.5 $1.95 11/15/2024359,300 shares $707,821.00 -0.5%1.3%14.9 $1.97 10/31/2024361,000 shares $794,200.00 +1.4%1.3%16.9 $2.20 10/15/2024355,900 shares $729,595.00 -3.2%1.3%15.1 $2.05 9/30/2024367,800 shares $805,482.00 -1.7%1.3%14.3 $2.19 9/15/2024374,100 shares $744,459.00 -0.6%1.3%13.3 $1.99 Get the Latest News and Ratings for REFR and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Research Frontiers and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 8/31/2024376,300 shares $812,808.00 -3.4%1.3%12.9 $2.16 8/15/2024389,400 shares $837,210.00 -0.2%1.4%9.8 $2.15 7/31/2024390,000 shares $768,300.00 -1.6%1.4%7.6 $1.97 7/15/2024396,300 shares $812,415.00 -7.2%1.4%8.1 $2.05 6/30/2024427,000 shares $785,680.00 +15.0%1.5%8.3 $1.84 6/15/2024371,200 shares $690,432.00 +2.8%1.3%6.6 $1.86 5/31/2024361,000 shares $761,710.00 +3.0%1.3%6.6 $2.11 5/15/2024350,400 shares $739,344.00 -6.6%1.3%6.5 $2.11 4/30/2024375,200 shares $581,560.00 -1.8%1.4%8.7 $1.55 4/15/2024382,100 shares $557,866.00 -0.3%1.4%9.3 $1.46 3/31/2024383,400 shares $498,420.00 +0.4%1.4%9.3 $1.30 3/15/2024381,900 shares $458,280.00 -1.6%1.4%7.6 $1.20 2/29/2024387,900 shares $380,142.00 +2.4%1.4%7.5 $0.98 2/15/2024378,700 shares $401,422.00 -1.9%1.4%8.4 $1.06 1/31/2024386,000 shares $393,720.00 -12.4%1.4%8.2 $1.02 1/15/2024440,500 shares $458,120.00 -10.4%1.6%9.4 $1.04 12/31/2023491,600 shares $496,516.00 -9.6%1.8%10.5 $1.01 12/15/2023544,000 shares $514,080.00 -9.7%2.0%13.6 $0.95 11/30/2023602,700 shares $620,781.00 -8.2%2.2%18.2 $1.03 11/15/2023656,800 shares $669,936.00 -0.4%2.4%18.6 $1.02 10/31/2023659,600 shares $712,368.00 -0.2%2.4%21.8 $1.08 10/15/2023660,800 shares $759,920.00 -0.6%2.4%20.4 $1.15 9/30/2023664,900 shares $718,092.00 -1.8%2.3%21.2 $1.08 9/15/2023676,800 shares $879,840.00 +0.7%2.3%23.1 $1.30 8/31/2023671,800 shares $1.01 million -1.4%2.3%16.9 $1.51 8/15/2023681,600 shares $1.08 million -2.2%2.3%19.1 $1.59 7/31/2023697,100 shares $1.17 million -1.1%2.4%19 $1.68 7/15/2023704,500 shares $1.20 million -1.1%2.4%19.7 $1.70 6/30/2023712,000 shares $1.14 million -4.1%2.4%19.6 $1.60 6/15/2023742,600 shares $1.14 million +4.3%2.5%19.8 $1.53 5/31/2023712,000 shares $1.24 million -1.3%2.4%28.8 $1.74 5/15/2023721,700 shares $1.11 million -0.3%2.4%31.9 $1.54 4/30/2023724,000 shares $1.16 million -0.5%2.5%32 $1.60 4/15/2023727,800 shares $1.14 million -1.2%2.5%35 $1.57First JFK… next Elon? (Ad)Today, I have another controversial prediction. One which I will take no pleasure in seeing come true. See, even with President Trump returning as the leader of our free country, I believe Elon Musk is in mortal danger.I share with you in this special investigative documentary. 3/31/2023736,400 shares $1.26 million -2.8%2.5%35.6 $1.71 3/15/2023757,300 shares $1.38 million +1.3%2.6%36.9 $1.82 2/28/2023747,900 shares $1.41 million +0.5%2.6%39.4 $1.88 2/15/2023744,500 shares $1.50 million +4.4%2.6%40.2 $2.02 1/31/2023713,100 shares $1.51 million +2.3%2.5%34.6 $2.12 1/15/2023697,000 shares $1.50 million -3.7%2.4%27.3 $2.15 12/30/2022724,000 shares $1.38 million +1.7%2.5%28.5 $1.91 12/15/2022712,100 shares $1.54 million -3.5%2.5%30.7 $2.16 11/30/2022737,700 shares $1.73 million +3.0%2.6%29 $2.35 11/15/2022716,400 shares $1.76 million +6.6%2.5%25.3 $2.45 10/31/2022671,800 shares $1.64 million +6.6%2.3%19.5 $2.44 10/15/2022630,300 shares $1.49 million +4.9%2.3%17.9 $2.36 9/30/2022600,900 shares $1.28 million +1.0%2.2%16.4 $2.13 9/15/2022594,800 shares $1.37 million -3.3%2.8%15.7 $2.31 8/31/2022614,900 shares $1.42 million +4.6%2.8%16.1 $2.31 8/15/2022588,100 shares $1.33 million -9.5%2.7%15.3 $2.27 7/31/2022649,600 shares $1.03 million +2.0%3.0%19.5 $1.58 7/15/2022637,200 shares $1.05 million -2.4%3.0%21.2 $1.65 6/30/2022652,600 shares $1.14 million -5.9%3.0%19.6 $1.74 6/15/2022693,800 shares $1.08 million +1.3%3.2%18.7 $1.56 5/31/2022684,700 shares $1.18 million +4.0%2.6%16 $1.73 5/15/2022658,700 shares $1.10 million -7.3%2.5%14.1 $1.67 4/30/2022710,300 shares $1.32 million +3.9%2.7%13.2 $1.86 4/15/2022683,600 shares $1.37 million -5.6%2.6%11.9 $2.00 3/31/2022723,900 shares $1.39 million +4.4%2.8%13.1 $1.92 3/15/2022693,700 shares $1.66 million -5.9%2.6%10 $2.40 2/28/2022736,800 shares $1.47 million -2.9%2.8%10.4 $1.99 2/15/2022758,600 shares $1.34 million +13.8%2.9%10.6 $1.76 1/31/2022666,600 shares $986,568.00 -7.1%2.5%8.8 $1.48 1/15/2022717,500 shares $1.18 million -9.3%2.7%9.5 $1.64 12/31/2021790,600 shares $1.36 million +8.0%3.0%10.8 $1.72 12/15/2021731,800 shares $1.35 million -2.7%2.8%9.5 $1.85 11/30/2021752,100 shares $1.51 million -8.2%2.9%5.3 $2.01 11/15/2021818,800 shares $1.93 million +4.8%3.1%5.9 $2.36 10/29/2021781,700 shares $1.76 million -14.2%3.0%4.9 $2.25 10/15/2021910,900 shares $2.10 million -8.0%3.5%5.2 $2.31 9/30/2021990,200 shares $2.53 million -12.4%3.8%5.4 $2.56 9/15/20211,130,000 shares $2.77 million +21.9%4.3%4.7 $2.45 8/31/2021927,200 shares $2.12 million -9.1%3.5%4.2 $2.29 8/13/20211,020,000 shares $2.00 million No Change3.9%5.4 $1.96 7/30/20211,020,000 shares $2.60 million -1.0%3.9%5.3 $2.55 7/15/20211,030,000 shares $2.21 million -7.2%3.9%5.4 $2.15 6/30/20211,110,000 shares $2.63 million -55.1%4.2%5.4 $2.37 6/15/20212,470,000 shares $5.48 million +28.0%9.4%15.6 $2.22 5/28/20211,930,000 shares $4.59 million -2.5%7.3%12.6 $2.38 5/14/20211,980,000 shares $4.77 million -2.9%7.5%11.3 $2.41 4/30/20212,040,000 shares $5.37 million -13.2%8.4%10.5 $2.63 4/15/20212,350,000 shares $6.04 million +24.3%9.1%9.7 $2.57 3/31/20211,890,000 shares $5.12 million +8.0%7.3%6.1 $2.71 3/15/20211,750,000 shares $6.27 million +0.6%6.8%5.3 $3.58First JFK… next Elon? (Ad)Today, I have another controversial prediction. One which I will take no pleasure in seeing come true. See, even with President Trump returning as the leader of our free country, I believe Elon Musk is in mortal danger.I share with you in this special investigative documentary. 2/26/20211,740,000 shares $7.08 million +7.4%6.8%4.5 $4.07 2/12/20211,620,000 shares $7.37 million +1.3%6.4%4.1 $4.55 1/29/20211,600,000 shares $6.22 million +16.8%6.3%4.3 $3.89 1/15/20211,370,000 shares $5.41 million -4.9%5.6%4.3 $3.95 12/31/20201,440,000 shares $4.06 million -6.5%5.9%6.5 $2.82 12/15/20201,540,000 shares $4.17 million -1.3%6.3%7.2 $2.71 11/30/20201,560,000 shares $4.38 million -7.1%6.4%9.3 $2.81 11/15/20201,680,000 shares $4.96 million -10.2%6.9%10.8 $2.95 10/30/20201,870,000 shares $5.11 million -11.8%7.7%8.9 $2.73 10/15/20202,120,000 shares $6.00 million -4.9%8.7%9.4 $2.83 9/30/20202,230,000 shares $6.02 million No Change9.1%9.4 $2.70 9/15/20202,230,000 shares $5.51 million +1.8%9.1%7 $2.47 8/31/20202,190,000 shares $5.08 million -15.8%9.0%7.2 $2.32 8/14/20202,600,000 shares $6.68 million -1.1%10.8%8.8 $2.57 7/31/20202,630,000 shares $8.89 million -2.6%11.0%10.6 $3.38 7/15/20202,700,000 shares $9.10 million -8.2%11.4%11.2 $3.37 6/30/20202,940,000 shares $11.94 million +47.7%12.4%12.5 $4.06 6/15/20201,990,000 shares $9.77 million +15.7%8.5%11.9 $4.91 5/29/20201,720,000 shares $8.36 million +4.2%7.3%10.1 $4.86 5/15/20201,650,000 shares $6.81 million -1.2%7.0%10.2 $4.13 4/30/20201,670,000 shares $4.83 million -3.5%7.1%11.1 $2.89 4/15/20201,730,000 shares $3.74 million -10.4%7.1%12.9 $2.16 3/31/20201,930,000 shares $5.44 million -35.1%7.9%14.9 $2.82 3/13/20202,974,300 shares $6.10 million -3.7%12.4%26.8 $2.05 2/28/20203,090,000 shares $8.34 million -1.3%12.9%32.1 $2.70 2/14/20203,130,000 shares $9.20 million No Change13.0%34 $2.94 1/31/20203,130,000 shares $10.99 million -3.4%13.0%36.4 $3.51 1/15/20203,240,000 shares $10.79 million +0.3%13.4%34.4 $3.33 12/31/20193,230,000 shares $11.34 million -0.9%13.4%34.1 $3.51 REFR Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Research Frontiers' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Research Frontiers shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of November 30th, investors have sold 335,300 shares of REFR short. 1.19% of Research Frontiers' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Research Frontiers' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Research Frontiers? 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. REFR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 14.0. Learn More on Research Frontiers's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Research Frontiers? 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. 1.19% of Research Frontiers' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Research Frontiers' short interest increasing or decreasing? Research Frontiers saw a decline in short interest during the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 335,300 shares, a decline of 6.7% from the previous total of 359,300 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. What is Research Frontiers' float size? Research Frontiers currently has issued a total of 33,518,000 shares. Some of Research Frontiers' 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. Research Frontiers currently has a public float of 28,160,000 shares. How does Research Frontiers' short interest compare to its competitors? 1.19% of Research Frontiers' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "trading" compare to Research Frontiers: City Office REIT, Inc. (0.70%), Orion Office REIT Inc. (0.89%), Investcorp Europe Acquisition Corp I (0.02%), Helix Acquisition Corp. II (0.03%), San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (1.57%), Gores Holdings IX, Inc. (0.01%), Forge Global Holdings, Inc. (2.34%), Ellington Credit (2.45%), Burtech Acquisition Corp. (0.27%), SK Growth Opportunities Co. (0.02%), 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. ($5.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.55 billion), Spotify Technology S.A. ($3.84 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.07 billion), International Paper ($3.00 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.93 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.54 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.53 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.24 billion), and Reddit, Inc. ($2.00 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Research Frontiers stock? Short selling REFR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Research Frontiers as its price is falling. REFR shares are trading up $0.04 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 Research Frontiers? A short squeeze for Research Frontiers 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 REFR, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Research Frontiers' 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 REFR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2024. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies CIO Short Interest Data ONL Short Interest Data IVCB Short Interest Data HLXB Short Interest Data SJT Short Interest Data GHIX Short Interest Data FRGE Short Interest Data EARN Short Interest Data BRKH Short Interest Data SKGR Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:REFR) was last updated on 12/25/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. And one team...True Market Insiders | SponsoredDid You See Trump’s Bombshell Exec. Order 001?Biden broke it... Now Trump is going to fix it. Starting with "Exec. 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