Escalon Medical (ESMC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Escalon Medical shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 15th, investors have sold 100 shares of ESMC short. 0.00% of Escalon Medical's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Escalon Medical'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. 0.00% of Escalon Medical's floating shares are currently sold short.

0.00% of Escalon Medical's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "medical equipment" compare to Escalon Medical: Nuwellis, Inc. (4.08%), Autonomix Medical, Inc. (3.26%), Carmell Co. (0.60%), ADM Tronics Unlimited, Inc. (0.06%), Check-Cap Ltd. (3.49%), GlucoTrack, Inc. (2.79%), Sintx Technologies, Inc. (2.43%), United American Healthcare Co. (0.01%), Tenon Medical, Inc. (16.51%), Catheter Precision, Inc. (1.67%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($26.28 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.53 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.50 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.86 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.85 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.28 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.82 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.78 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.87 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ESMC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Escalon Medical as its price is falling. ESMC shares are trading down $0.02 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 Escalon Medical 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 ESMC, 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 ESMC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2025.