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Novabay Pharmaceuticals Inc Short % of float

What is the Short % of float of Novabay Pharmaceuticals Inc?

The Short % of float of Novabay Pharmaceuticals Inc is 2.09%

What is the definition of Short % of float?



Short percentage of float is the amount of shares being shorted compared to the float expressed as a percentage.

= short interest / float shares

Short percentage of float, or short interest ratio, is calculated by taking the total amount of shares shorted and dividing it by the total amount of shares available for trade. It is an indirect metric of investor sentiment. When short percentage of float is high, above 40%, it implies company investors hope shares will decline in value. The percentage is used by both fundamental and technical traders to identify trends. The short percentage of float can also be calculated for entire exchanges to determine the sentiment of the market as a whole. If it is high of around five or greater for an exchange, this can be taken as a bearish signal, and vice versa.

Short % of float of companies in the Health Care sector on NYSEMKT compared to Novabay Pharmaceuticals Inc

What does Novabay Pharmaceuticals Inc do?

novabay pharmaceuticals $nby is a biopharmaceutical company focusing, commercializing and developing its non-antibiotic anti-infective products to address the unmet therapeutic needs of the global eye care market. novabay has two distinct product categories: the neutrox™ family of products, led by avenova™ for the eye care market, neutrophase® for wound care, and cellerx™ for the dermatology market; and aganocide® compounds, led by auriclosene™. novabay is commercializing avenova, a prescription lid and lash hygiene product for the management of the chronic eye conditions of blepharitis and meibomian gland dysfunction – also known as dry eye syndrome. these difficult-to-manage conditions affect approximately 30 million americans, with an annual market potential that novabay estimates at $500 million. novabay is gaining market traction with avenova through its 35-medical direct sales representatives under veteran leadership. avenova is available for order in 90% of all pharmacies across

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