Short Interest Sector Focus: Healthcare Sector

As of the close of business on Friday, 9/23, 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 3.54%. Therefore, the below stocks are showing a more pessimistic outlook than their peers within the respective sector.

• COHBAR INC        CWBR    48.30%
• CUTERA INC        CUTR    33.94%
• CASSAVA SCIENCES I    SAVA    31.61%
• AVIDITY BIOSCIENCE    RNA    27.06%
• SENSEONICS HOLDING    SENS    24.60%
• CLOVIS ONCOLOGY IN    CLVS    22.64%
• EXAGEN INC        XGN    22.46%
• AVADEL PHARMACEUTI    AVDL    22.37%
• APYX MEDICAL CORPO    APYX    22.03%
• DYNAVAX TECHNOLOGI    DVAX    21.97%

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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