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Orthofix Medical (OFIX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Orthofix Medical Short Interest Overview

As of May 15, 2026, Orthofix Medical (OFIX) had a short interest of 1.30 million shares sold short, representing 3.29% of the public float. This marks a 4.73% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.4, meaning it would take 3.4 days of the average trading volume of 302,046 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
1,295,954 shares
Previous Short Interest
1,237,366 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
4.73%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$15.56 million
Short Interest Ratio
3.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
May 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
40,420,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
3.29%
Today's Trading Volume
151,594 shares
Average Trading Volume
302,046 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
50%
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Orthofix Medical Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
5/15/20261,295,954 shares $15.56 million +4.7%3.3%3.42 $12.01
4/30/20261,237,366 shares $14.55 million -7.4%3.2%5.83 $11.76
4/15/20261,336,557 shares $17.20 million +11.5%3.4%5.41 $12.87
3/31/20261,198,336 shares $13.74 million +11.5%3.0%4.26 $11.47
3/13/20261,075,068 shares $12.58 million -2.3%2.7%3.49 $11.70
2/27/20261,100,792 shares $14.89 million +4.8%2.8%3.79 $13.53
2/13/20261,050,127 shares $14.05 million +4.2%2.7%4.7 $13.38
1/30/20261,007,739 shares $13.33 million -5.5%2.6%4.98 $13.23
1/15/20261,066,702 shares $15.36 million +5.4%2.7%4.76 $14.40
12/31/20251,012,198 shares $15.34 million -11.3%2.6%5.26 $15.16
12/15/20251,141,692 shares $17.94 million -12.2%2.9%6.24 $15.71
11/28/20251,299,978 shares $20.92 million -13.5%3.3%5.02 $16.09
11/14/20251,503,304 shares $22.47 million -3.4%3.9%5.23 $14.95
10/31/20251,555,974 shares $24.02 million -4.9%4.0%6.94 $15.44
10/15/20251,640,000 shares $24.67 million -5.8%4.2%4.4 $15.04
9/30/20251,740,000 shares $25.47 million +3.6%N/A4.7 $14.64
9/15/20251,680,000 shares $24.78 million -7.7%N/A4.2 $14.75
8/31/20251,820,000 shares $27.26 million -8.1%4.7%4.3 $14.98
8/15/20251,980,000 shares $28.18 million -18.2%N/A4.6 $14.23
7/31/20252,420,000 shares $26.72 million -2.0%6.3%5.8 $11.04
7/15/20252,470,000 shares $26.58 million +2.5%N/A5.9 $10.76
6/30/20252,410,000 shares $26.87 million +31.7%6.2%5.7 $11.15
6/15/20251,830,000 shares $20.13 million +28.0%4.7%4.7 $11.00
5/31/20251,430,000 shares $16.13 million +43.4%3.8%4 $11.28
5/15/2025997,300 shares $12.17 million +18.6%2.7%3 $12.20
4/30/2025840,800 shares $11.70 million +6.6%N/A3.2 $13.91
4/15/2025788,900 shares $10.58 million +11.4%2.1%3.7 $13.41
3/31/2025707,900 shares $11.55 million +16.0%1.9%3.3 $16.31
3/15/2025610,100 shares $10.08 million +0.1%1.6%3 $16.53
2/28/2025609,700 shares $10.60 million -6.8%1.6%3.1 $17.38
2/15/2025654,300 shares $12.18 million -2.2%1.8%3.3 $18.61
1/31/2025669,000 shares $12.26 million -15.4%N/A2.8 $18.33
1/15/2025790,300 shares $14.18 million -26.8%N/A3.1 $17.94
12/31/20241,080,000 shares $18.86 million -3.6%N/A4.3 $17.46
12/15/20241,120,000 shares $20.12 million -18.3%N/A4.4 $17.96
11/30/20241,370,000 shares $26.76 million -17.5%N/A5.3 $19.53
11/15/20241,660,000 shares $30.01 million -33.9%N/A6.3 $18.08
10/31/20242,510,000 shares $40.64 million -1.6%N/A10.2 $16.19
10/15/20242,550,000 shares $39.93 million -7.3%N/A10.2 $15.66
9/30/20242,750,000 shares $42.96 million -6.1%N/A10.1 $15.62
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9/15/20242,930,000 shares $49.11 million -3.0%N/A10.9 $16.76
8/31/20243,020,000 shares $52.67 million -5.0%N/A10.6 $17.44
8/15/20243,180,000 shares $51.90 million -20.7%N/A10.9 $16.32
7/31/20244,010,000 shares $64.48 million -5.2%N/A12.9 $16.08
7/15/20244,230,000 shares $66.88 million -4.7%N/A13.7 $15.81
6/30/20244,440,000 shares $58.87 million -0.2%N/A14.8 $13.26
6/15/20244,450,000 shares $55.09 million +8.3%N/A14.6 $12.38
5/31/20244,110,000 shares $56.43 million -9.1%N/A12.8 $13.73
5/15/20244,520,000 shares $69.47 million +11.6%N/A13.1 $15.37
4/30/20244,050,000 shares $52.65 million +7.1%N/A11 $13.00
4/15/20243,780,000 shares $49.48 million -1.6%N/A10.8 $13.09
3/31/20243,840,000 shares $55.76 million +3.5%N/A9.3 $14.52
3/15/20243,710,000 shares $50.98 million +3.3%N/A7.4 $13.74
2/29/20243,590,000 shares $46.89 million +8.5%N/A5.1 $13.06
2/15/20243,310,000 shares $47.10 million +21.7%N/A4.5 $14.23
1/31/20242,720,000 shares $37.78 million -7.5%N/A3.3 $13.89
1/15/20242,940,000 shares $40.13 million +1.7%N/A3.3 $13.65
12/31/20232,890,000 shares $38.96 million -38.6%N/A3 $13.48
12/15/20234,710,000 shares $57.09 million +30.5%N/A5.2 $12.12
11/30/20233,610,000 shares $39.89 million +8.1%N/A4.5 $11.05
11/15/20233,340,000 shares $35.80 million +12.1%N/A4.6 $10.72
10/31/20232,980,000 shares $32.90 million +97.4%N/A4.7 $11.04
10/15/20231,510,000 shares $18.77 million +18.0%N/A2.6 $12.43
9/30/20231,280,000 shares $16.46 million +7.6%N/A2.9 $12.86
9/15/20231,190,000 shares $15.51 million +84.0%N/A3.1 $13.03
8/31/2023646,600 shares $13.68 million -6.0%N/A2.8 $21.16
8/15/2023687,600 shares $12.93 million -2.7%N/A3 $18.81
7/31/2023707,000 shares $13.92 million -4.9%N/A3 $19.69
7/15/2023743,100 shares $15.32 million -7.4%N/A3.3 $20.62
6/30/2023802,600 shares $14.49 million -20.5%N/A3.6 $18.06
6/15/20231,010,000 shares $18.99 million -14.4%N/A4.3 $18.80
5/31/20231,180,000 shares $22.05 million +6.3%N/A4.6 $18.69
5/15/20231,110,000 shares $20.79 million +9.9%N/A4.1 $18.73
4/30/20231,010,000 shares $19.02 million -1.0%N/A3.9 $18.83
4/15/20231,020,000 shares $18.62 million -3.8%N/A3.7 $18.25
3/31/20231,060,000 shares $17.76 million -3.6%N/A3.4 $16.75
3/15/20231,100,000 shares $19.80 million +5.8%N/A2.8 $18.00
2/28/20231,040,000 shares $21.42 million +2.0%N/A2.7 $20.60
2/15/20231,020,000 shares $21.96 million +3.5%N/A2.7 $21.53
1/31/2023985,800 shares $21.32 million +2.6%N/A2.6 $21.63
1/15/2023961,300 shares $18.60 million +43.5%5.3%2.6 $19.35
12/30/2022669,700 shares $13.75 million -20.3%3.5%1.8 $20.53
12/15/2022840,700 shares $17.17 million -16.8%4.4%3.2 $20.42
11/30/20221,010,000 shares $18.17 million +1.0%5.2%3.9 $17.99
11/15/20221,000,000 shares $17.32 million +1.9%5.2%4.3 $17.32
10/31/2022981,200 shares $15.76 million +58.5%5.2%4.5 $16.06
10/15/2022619,200 shares $9.18 million +59.2%3.3%3.2 $14.83
9/30/2022388,900 shares $7.43 million -14.2%2.0%2.6 $19.11
9/15/2022453,100 shares $9.74 million -11.1%2.4%3.5 $21.50
8/31/2022509,500 shares $10.14 million +24.0%2.7%4.5 $19.90
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8/15/2022410,900 shares $9.34 million -2.2%2.2%4.2 $22.74
7/31/2022420,200 shares $10.78 million +5.9%2.2%4 $25.65
7/15/2022396,900 shares $9.69 million -0.6%2.1%3.9 $24.41
6/30/2022399,200 shares $9.40 million -1.2%2.1%3.9 $23.54
6/15/2022404,000 shares $10.15 million +17.7%2.1%4 $25.13
5/31/2022343,300 shares $9.44 million -0.5%1.8%3.8 $27.49
5/15/2022345,000 shares $9.38 million +14.7%1.8%3.6 $27.18
4/30/2022300,700 shares $9.32 million +7.0%1.6%3.1 $31.00
4/15/2022281,100 shares $9.10 million -4.0%1.5%2.8 $32.38
3/31/2022292,900 shares $9.58 million -9.4%1.5%2.9 $32.70
3/15/2022323,400 shares $10.24 million +10.3%1.7%3.2 $31.65
2/28/2022293,300 shares $9.97 million +1.1%1.5%2.7 $33.98
2/15/2022290,000 shares $9.37 million +8.0%1.5%2.6 $32.32
1/31/2022268,500 shares $8.16 million -8.9%1.4%2.4 $30.40
1/15/2022294,600 shares $9.69 million +4.0%1.5%3 $32.90
12/31/2021283,300 shares $8.81 million -0.7%1.5%3.2 $31.09
12/15/2021285,400 shares $8.48 million +22.9%1.5%3.2 $29.71
11/30/2021232,300 shares $7.11 million +16.6%1.2%2.9 $30.61
11/15/2021199,200 shares $6.37 million -39.4%1.0%2.6 $32.00
10/29/2021328,500 shares $11.82 million +3.0%1.7%4.3 $35.98
10/15/2021319,100 shares $11.56 million -22.5%1.7%3.8 $36.24
9/30/2021411,900 shares $15.70 million +15.4%2.2%4.8 $38.12
9/15/2021357,100 shares $14.62 million -6.1%1.9%4 $40.95
8/31/2021380,100 shares $16.12 million -16.6%2.0%4.3 $42.40
8/13/2021455,600 shares $18.21 million +22.6%2.4%5.2 $39.97
7/30/2021371,500 shares $14.76 million +11.3%2.0%4.3 $39.74
7/15/2021333,900 shares $12.65 million +23.6%1.8%4.2 $37.88
6/30/2021270,200 shares $10.84 million -7.0%1.4%3.4 $40.11
6/15/2021290,600 shares $12.26 million -1.0%1.5%3.5 $42.18

OFIX Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Orthofix Medical shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 1,295,954 shares of OFIX short. 3.29% of Orthofix Medical's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Orthofix Medical's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. OFIX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.4. Learn More on Orthofix Medical's short interest ratio.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 3.29% of Orthofix Medical's floating shares are currently sold short.

Orthofix Medical saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,295,954 shares, an increase of 4.7% from the previous total of 1,237,366 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.

3.29% of Orthofix Medical's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Orthofix Medical: Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (4.86%), AtriCure, Inc. (9.11%), Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (10.66%), Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation (12.30%), AngioDynamics, Inc. (5.03%), Accuray Incorporated (5.80%), Rockwell Medical, Inc. (1.29%), Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (1.91%), Abbott Laboratories (1.34%), Stryker Corporation (1.57%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($80.71 billion), Invesco QQQ ($47.96 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($22.13 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($14.35 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($12.86 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($10.89 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($9.92 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.72 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.89 billion), and iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.18 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling OFIX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Orthofix Medical as its price is falling. OFIX shares are trading up $0.17 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 Orthofix Medical occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of OFIX, 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 OFIX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like OFIX:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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This page (NASDAQ:OFIX) was last updated on 5/29/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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