Towa Pharmaceutical (TWAPF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Towa Pharmaceutical shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 28th, investors have sold 51,100 shares of TWAPF short. Learn More on Towa Pharmaceutical's current short interest.

Towa Pharmaceutical saw a increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 51,100 shares, an increase of 139.9% from the previous total of 21,300 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.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($23.74 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.75 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($6.56 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($5.40 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.57 billion), AppLovin Co. ($4.45 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.33 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.23 billion), Schlumberger Limited ($3.22 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.06 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling TWAPF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Towa Pharmaceutical as its price is falling. 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 Towa Pharmaceutical 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 TWAPF, 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 TWAPF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2025.