LWLG short positioning

Twice-monthly snapshots of open short positions.

Settlement 2026-07-31

Short % of Float16.0%151,847,000 float shares

Days to Cover7.93,059,104 average daily volume

Open Short Position24,226,452Lightwave Logic, Inc. Common S

Change vs Previous+1,658,643+7.3%

Short interest history

Twice-monthly snapshots of open short positions.

Settlement	Short Position	Change	Change %	Days to Cover	Short % Float
Jul 31, 2026	24,226,452	+1,658,643	+7.3%	7.9	16.0%
Jul 15, 2026	22,567,809	+2,615,450	+13.1%	6.8	14.9%
Jun 30, 2026	19,952,359	+6,305,522	+46.2%	3.1	13.1%

Short interest is an open-position snapshot published twice monthly. It is not daily short-sale volume.

Daily off-exchange short volume

FINRA-reported short-sale transaction flow for the last 30 calendar days.

Trade Date	Short Volume	Short Exempt	FINRA Total	Short Volume %	Facilities
Aug 21, 2026	357,739	1,820	703,267	50.9%	3
Aug 20, 2026	571,337	0	1,188,791	48.1%	3
Aug 19, 2026	636,590	80,713	1,211,537	52.5%	3
Aug 18, 2026	559,859	40,643	1,439,627	38.9%	3
Aug 17, 2026	482,536	12,927	1,205,875	40.0%	3
Aug 14, 2026	632,407	30	1,179,589	53.6%	3
Aug 13, 2026	726,323	11,098	1,506,885	48.2%	3
Aug 12, 2026	803,316	13,061	1,462,275	54.9%	3
Aug 11, 2026	750,018	1,644	1,413,908	53.0%	3
Aug 10, 2026	841,478	2,328	1,366,015	61.6%	3
Aug 7, 2026	458,328	750	1,059,653	43.3%	3
Aug 6, 2026	555,083	143	1,155,245	48.0%	3
Aug 5, 2026	687,791	13,122	1,358,396	50.6%	3
Aug 4, 2026	1,052,580	17,644	2,400,754	43.8%	3
Aug 3, 2026	534,965	5,887	1,043,599	51.3%	3
Jul 31, 2026	1,083,278	2,360	1,731,862	62.5%	3
Jul 30, 2026	678,010	6,518	1,223,159	55.4%	3
Jul 29, 2026	442,827	25,689	957,518	46.2%	3
Jul 28, 2026	500,979	17,980	1,293,337	38.7%	3
Jul 27, 2026	626,106	6,026	1,165,188	53.7%	3
Jul 24, 2026	735,852	148	1,258,647	58.5%	3

Daily short volume is transaction flow reported through FINRA facilities. It does not measure open short positions and is not consolidated exchange-wide volume.