Ocean Biomedical (OCEA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Ocean Biomedical shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, traders have sold 182,200 shares of OCEA short. Learn More on Ocean Biomedical's current short interest.

Ocean Biomedical saw a drop in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 182,200 shares, a drop of 39.4% from the previous total of 300,600 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Ocean Biomedical: Panbela Therapeutics, Inc. (0.00%), Biophytis S.A. (0.34%), Orgenesis Inc. (0.17%), Hepion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (0.14%), Viracta Therapeutics, Inc. (0.04%), Trevena, Inc. (0.33%), Vincerx Pharma, Inc. (0.02%), Syros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (0.40%), Virpax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (1.24%), Scopus BioPharma Inc. (0.02%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling OCEA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Ocean Biomedical as its price is falling. OCEA shares are trading down $0.00 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for Ocean Biomedical occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of OCEA, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including OCEA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025.