STAAR Surgical (STAA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $25.44 +1.51 (+6.31%) (As of 12/17/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends STAAR Surgical Short Interest DataSTAAR Surgical (STAA) has a short interest of 2.76 million shares. This marks a -2.47% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.8, indicating that it would take 3.8 days of the average trading volume of 702,856 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest2,760,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest2,830,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-2.47%Dollar Volume Sold Short$80.32 millionShort Interest Ratio3.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateNovember 30, 2024Outstanding Shares49,276,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted5.60%Today's Trading Volume832,946 sharesAverage Trading Volume702,856 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average119% Short Selling STAAR Surgical? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for STAAR Surgical and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartSTAA Short Interest Over TimeSTAA Days to Cover Over TimeSTAA Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Crypto 101 MediaThis Crypto Is Set to Explode in DecemberDiscover our #1 crypto for the Trump Presidency Bull Run now! (Available for a Short Time) We highly recommend this hot altcoin before prices get too high Check it out by going here now STAAR Surgical Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 11/30/20242,760,000 shares $80.32 million -2.5%N/A3.8 $29.10 11/15/20242,830,000 shares $75.45 million -3.1%N/A3.9 $26.66 10/31/20242,920,000 shares $84.65 million -30.1%N/A3.9 $28.99 10/15/20244,180,000 shares $134.26 million -17.4%N/A5.1 $32.12 9/30/20245,060,000 shares $187.98 million +12.2%N/A6.1 $37.15 9/15/20244,510,000 shares $146.03 million +8.9%N/A5.6 $32.38 Get the Latest News and Ratings for STAA and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for STAAR Surgical and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 8/31/20244,140,000 shares $136.99 million +5.9%N/A5.5 $33.09 8/15/20243,910,000 shares $142.44 million -10.1%N/A5.5 $36.43 7/31/20244,350,000 shares $179.44 million +2.6%N/A6.5 $41.25 7/15/20244,240,000 shares $191.73 million +0.5%N/A7.5 $45.22 6/30/20244,220,000 shares $200.91 million +2.9%N/A7.2 $47.61 6/15/20244,100,000 shares $169.00 million -2.4%N/A6.9 $41.22 5/31/20244,200,000 shares $174.43 million -1.2%N/A7 $41.53 5/15/20244,250,000 shares $183.35 million -4.1%N/A6.3 $43.14 4/30/20244,430,000 shares $203.60 million -9.0%N/A6.4 $45.96 4/15/20244,870,000 shares $225.09 million -7.6%N/A6.8 $46.22 3/31/20245,270,000 shares $201.74 million -3.0%N/A6.7 $38.28 3/15/20245,430,000 shares $204.82 million -10.1%N/A7.5 $37.72 2/29/20246,040,000 shares $188.69 million -6.4%N/A7.9 $31.24 2/15/20246,450,000 shares $201.69 million -2.0%N/A8.2 $31.27 1/31/20246,580,000 shares $184.31 million +1.5%N/A8.2 $28.01 1/15/20246,480,000 shares $205.42 million +3.2%16.1%7.3 $31.70 12/31/20236,280,000 shares $196.00 million -7.8%N/A7.1 $31.21 12/15/20236,810,000 shares $227.52 million +1.8%N/A8.3 $33.41 11/30/20236,690,000 shares $209.80 million +9.9%N/A8.2 $31.36 11/15/20236,090,000 shares $219.54 million +6.3%N/A7.8 $36.05 10/31/20235,730,000 shares $239.63 million -9.1%N/A5.8 $41.82 10/15/20236,300,000 shares $254.58 million -4.8%N/A6.9 $40.41 9/30/20236,620,000 shares $265.99 million -6.0%N/A7.1 $40.18 9/15/20237,040,000 shares $305.25 million +5.7%N/A7.9 $43.36 8/31/20236,660,000 shares $288.78 million +9.9%N/A7.5 $43.36 8/15/20236,060,000 shares $257.49 million -5.0%N/A6.4 $42.49 7/31/20236,380,000 shares $349.43 million -4.4%N/A9.2 $54.77 7/15/20236,670,000 shares $375.59 million -4.6%N/A10 $56.31 6/30/20236,990,000 shares $367.46 million +6.6%N/A11 $52.57 6/15/20236,560,000 shares $345.52 million +4.1%N/A10.6 $52.67 5/31/20236,300,000 shares $365.53 million +2.1%N/A9.8 $58.02 5/15/20236,170,000 shares $387.17 million -3.6%N/A10 $62.75 4/30/20236,400,000 shares $451.01 million +4.6%N/A10.6 $70.47 4/15/20236,120,000 shares $406.80 million +4.4%N/A10.2 $66.47DeFi Coin on Verge of Breakout! 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Claim your FREE book now before it's too late! 2/26/20211,830,000 shares $194.51 million -30.4%N/A2.4 $106.29 2/12/20212,630,000 shares $325.30 million +39.9%N/A3.6 $123.69 1/29/20211,880,000 shares $200.58 million +3.3%N/A2.6 $106.69 1/15/20211,820,000 shares $165.60 million -20.5%N/A3.2 $90.99 12/31/20202,290,000 shares $181.46 million -3.8%N/A4.5 $79.24 12/15/20202,380,000 shares $181.19 million +1.7%N/A4.9 $76.13 11/30/20202,340,000 shares $171.01 million -3.3%N/A4.9 $73.08 11/15/20202,420,000 shares $193.82 million -4.0%N/A4.6 $80.09 10/30/20202,520,000 shares $187.31 million -4.6%N/A4.7 $74.33 10/15/20202,640,000 shares $155.36 million -10.8%N/A4.4 $58.85 9/30/20202,960,000 shares $167.42 million +4.2%N/A4.9 $56.56 9/15/20202,840,000 shares $150.12 million +6.8%N/A3.9 $52.86 8/31/20202,660,000 shares $127.55 million +6.0%N/A3.4 $47.95 8/14/20202,510,000 shares $117.94 million -13.2%N/A3.4 $46.99 7/31/20202,890,000 shares $168.17 million +24.6%N/A4 $58.19 7/15/20202,320,000 shares $132.26 million -23.2%N/A3.8 $57.01 6/30/20203,020,000 shares $185.85 million +25.8%N/A5.2 $61.54 6/15/20202,400,000 shares $108.55 million +16.5%N/A5 $45.23 5/29/20202,060,000 shares $79.93 million -10.4%N/A4.5 $38.80 5/15/20202,300,000 shares $87.08 million -9.8%N/A4.6 $37.86 4/30/20202,550,000 shares $97.72 million -12.4%N/A5.1 $38.32 4/15/20202,910,000 shares $107.99 million +5.8%6.6%5.7 $37.11 3/31/20202,750,000 shares $103.04 million -23.8%6.2%5.2 $37.47 3/13/20203,606,500 shares $121.54 million -0.7%N/A7.9 $33.70 2/28/20203,630,000 shares $92.06 million +4.0%N/A8.4 $25.36 2/14/20203,490,000 shares $101.35 million -5.7%7.9%9 $29.04 1/31/20203,700,000 shares $106.38 million -12.9%8.4%10.1 $28.75 1/15/20204,250,000 shares $157.85 million +7.6%9.7%10.8 $37.14 12/31/20193,950,000 shares $152.63 million -7.7%9.0%10.4 $38.64 STAA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is STAAR Surgical's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of STAAR Surgical shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 30th, traders have sold 2,760,000 shares of STAA short. Learn More on STAAR Surgical's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for STAAR Surgical? 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. STAA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on STAAR Surgical's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting STAAR Surgical? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of STAAR Surgical: Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, and BNP Paribas Financial Markets. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Is STAAR Surgical's short interest increasing or decreasing? STAAR Surgical saw a decrease in short interest in November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,760,000 shares, a decrease of 2.5% from the previous total of 2,830,000 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. How does STAAR Surgical's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies compare to STAAR Surgical: Haemonetics Co. (9.20%), DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc. (4.32%), ICU Medical, Inc. (2.91%), QuidelOrtho Co. (5.81%), Neogen Co. (10.12%), Cerus Co. (3.56%), OraSure Technologies, Inc. (1.73%), Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (2.60%), Utah Medical Products, Inc. (2.04%), West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (1.61%), 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 STAAR Surgical stock? Short selling STAA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from STAAR Surgical as its price is falling. STAA shares are trading up $1.51 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 STAAR Surgical? A short squeeze for STAAR Surgical 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 STAA, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is STAAR Surgical's 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 STAA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2024. 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