Oxbridge Re Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Oxbridge Re shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 15th, traders have sold 23,900 shares of OXBR short. 0.77% of Oxbridge Re's 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. 0.77% of Oxbridge Re's floating shares are currently sold short.

Oxbridge Re saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 23,900 shares, an increase of 312.1% from the previous total of 5,800 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.

Oxbridge Re currently has issued a total of 5,730,000 shares. Some of Oxbridge Re's 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. Oxbridge Re currently has a public float of 3,100,000 shares.

0.77% of Oxbridge Re's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "fire, marine, & casualty insurance" compare to Oxbridge Re: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (0.81%), Progressive Corp (1.14%), Chubb Ltd (0.55%), Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. Sponsored ADR (0.00%), Allstate Corp (1.62%), Travelers Companies Inc (1.79%), American International Group Inc (1.27%), Ms&Ad Insurance Group Holding Inc (0.00%), Markel Co. (0.67%), and Hartford Financial Services Group Inc (0.97%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications Inc ($5.17 billion), Aon PLC ($3.57 billion), ViacomCBS Inc. ($3.01 billion), Clorox Co ($2.91 billion), Charles Schwab Co. ($2.80 billion), Mercadolibre Inc ($2.33 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($2.14 billion), Kroger Co ($1.99 billion), Moderna Inc ($1.96 billion), and Simon Property Group Inc ($1.80 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling OXBR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Oxbridge Re as its price is falling. Oxbridge Re's stock is trading up $0.08 today. To short Oxbridge Re 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 Oxbridge Re 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 Oxbridge Re 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 OXBR, 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 OXBR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2020.