Bioxytran (BIXT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Bioxytran shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 31st, investors have sold 83,800 shares of BIXT short. 0.32% of Bioxytran's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Bioxytran's current short interest.

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. 0.32% of Bioxytran's floating shares are currently sold short.

Bioxytran saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 83,800 shares, an increase of 70.3% from the previous total of 49,200 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.

0.32% of Bioxytran's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical products" compare to Bioxytran: Cabaletta Bio, Inc. (13.92%), Pyxis Oncology, Inc. (15.81%), Biodexa Pharmaceuticals Plc (0.19%), Scilex Holding (3.36%), IO Biotech, Inc. (0.10%), I-Mab (1.48%), Jasper Therapeutics, Inc. (14.06%), Inozyme Pharma, Inc. (9.16%), Assertio Holdings, Inc. (5.76%), Ikena Oncology, Inc. (1.10%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.26 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.79 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.91 billion), Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated ($1.89 billion), Amcor plc ($1.60 billion), Carnival Co. & plc ($1.16 billion), BCE Inc. ($1.14 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($1.10 billion), and Best Buy Co., Inc. ($1.03 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

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