Short Interest Sector Focus: Healthcare Sector

As of the close of business on Tuesday, 12/20, we captured the Top 10 Highest Short Interest % stocks within the Healthcare sector.

The average short interest for stocks within the Healthcare sector stands at 3.36%. Therefore, the below stocks are showing a more pessimistic outlook than their peers within the respective sector.

• Sintx Technologies   SINT   100%
• Novavax Inc   NVAX   37.26%
• Cutera Inc   CUTR   30.04%
• Cassava Sciences I    SAVA   27.83%
• Avidity Bioscience   RNA   25.38%
• Gossamer Bio Inc    GOSS   24.57%
• Omeros Corp   OMER   24.4%
• Bionano Genomics    BNGO   24.38%
• Tricida Inc    TCDA   24.27%
• Htg Molecular   HTGM   23.42%

Short Interest is the percentage of a stocks' outstanding shares being sold short, which is utilized as a gauge for stock price sentiment. When short interest increases, this is generally considered a negative "bear" market indicator, whereas when short interest decreases, this is generally considered a positive "bull" market indicator.

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