Ocean Biomedical (OCEAW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Ocean Biomedical shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, traders have sold 5,800 shares of OCEAW short. Learn More on Ocean Biomedical's current short interest.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Ocean Biomedical: Group One Trading LLC, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Ocean Biomedical saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,800 shares, an increase of 152.2% from the previous total of 2,300 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.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling OCEAW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Ocean Biomedical as its price is falling. OCEAW shares are trading down $0.01 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 OCEAW, 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 OCEAW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025.