Alaunos Therapeutics (TCRT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Alaunos Therapeutics shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 31st, investors have sold 46,000 shares of TCRT short. 3.33% of Alaunos Therapeutics' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Alaunos Therapeutics' current short interest.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Alaunos Therapeutics: Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 3.33% of Alaunos Therapeutics' floating shares are currently sold short.

Alaunos Therapeutics saw a decrease in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 46,000 shares, a decrease of 11.0% from the previous total of 51,700 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.

Alaunos Therapeutics currently has issued a total of 1,601,000 shares. Some of Alaunos Therapeutics' 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. Alaunos Therapeutics currently has a public float of 1,380,000 shares.

3.33% of Alaunos Therapeutics' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical products" compare to Alaunos Therapeutics: Chemomab Therapeutics Ltd. (1.54%), Unity Biotechnology, Inc. (4.62%), Edesa Biotech, Inc. (1.20%), Bullfrog AI Holdings, Inc. (4.98%), Equillium, Inc. (1.62%), BioVie Inc. (7.96%), Lakeshore Biopharma Co., Ltd. (0.40%), BriaCell Therapeutics Corp. (5.53%), Cingulate Inc. (3.87%), Leap Therapeutics, Inc. (12.45%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.93 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.31 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.42 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.26 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.79 billion), TC Energy Co. ($3.43 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.91 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.89 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling TCRT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Alaunos Therapeutics as its price is falling. TCRT shares are trading down $0.05 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 Alaunos Therapeutics 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 TCRT, 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 TCRT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2025.