SQZ Biotechnologies (SQZB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of SQZ Biotechnologies shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of November 30th, investors have sold 22,500 shares of SQZB short. Learn More on SQZ Biotechnologies' current short interest.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical products" compare to SQZ Biotechnologies: Matinas Biopharma Holdings, Inc. (0.66%), Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp. (4.72%), Shuttle Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (2.27%), Bio-Path Holdings, Inc. (0.72%), Skinvisible, Inc. (0.00%), Dermata Therapeutics, Inc. (2.85%), SciSparc Ltd. (0.93%), ZyVersa Therapeutics, Inc. (1.68%), Palisade Bio, Inc. (7.69%), Clearmind Medicine Inc. (6.38%),

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.

Short selling SQZB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from SQZ Biotechnologies as its price is falling. SQZB 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 SQZ Biotechnologies 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 SQZB, 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 SQZB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2024.