One Stop Systems Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of One Stop Systems shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, investors have sold 59,800 shares of OSS short. 0.44% of One Stop Systems' shares are currently sold short. View details.

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. 0.44% of One Stop Systems' floating shares are currently sold short.

One Stop Systems saw a decline in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 59,800 shares, a decline of 18.6% from the previous total of 73,500 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.

One Stop Systems currently has issued a total of 18,502,000 shares. Some of One Stop Systems' outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. One Stop Systems currently has a public float of 13,640,000 shares.

0.44% of One Stop Systems' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "computer and technology" compare to One Stop Systems: Zix Co. (4.89%), Rekor Systems, Inc. (0.00%), American Superconductor Co. (5.54%), iCAD, Inc. (0.00%), Kaleyra, Inc. (13.14%), Limelight Networks, Inc. (0.00%), Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. (2.51%), AXT, Inc. (3.50%), Preformed Line Products (1.29%), and Ooma, Inc. (0.00%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Analog Devices, Inc. ($5.85 billion), Aon plc ($5.61 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.44 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.49 billion), Airbnb, Inc. ($3.35 billion), Peloton Interactive, Inc. ($2.53 billion), ViacomCBS Inc. ($2.48 billion), Expedia Group, Inc. ($2.39 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.26 billion), and Nuance Communications, Inc. ($2.18 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling OSS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from One Stop Systems as its price is falling. One Stop Systems' stock is trading up $1.03 today. To short One Stop Systems 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 One Stop Systems 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 One Stop Systems 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 OSS, 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 OSS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2021.