Short Interest Sector Focus: Healthcare Sector

As of the close of business on Wednesday, 6/7, 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 3.5%. Therefore, the below stocks are showing a more pessimistic outlook than their peers within the respective sector.

• Vistagen Therapeut   VTGN   100%
• Novavax Inc   NVAX   39.74%
• Rite Aid Corp   RAD   31.37%
• Invitae Corp   NVTA   29.61%
• Cassava Sciences I    SAVA   29.58%
• Cutera Inc    CUTR   27.78%
• Adicet Bio Inc   ACET   27.09%
• Stoke Therapeutics   STOK   26.54%
• Bionano Genomics    BNGO   25.33%
• Senseonics Holding   SENS   25.32%

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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