Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Oxford Lane Capital shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 15th, investors have sold 791,100 shares of OXLC short. Learn More on Oxford Lane Capital's current short interest.

Oxford Lane Capital saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 791,100 shares, an increase of 9.4% from the previous total of 722,900 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 in the sector of "financial services" compare to Oxford Lane Capital: FS Credit Opportunities Corp. (0.02%), Tekla Life Sciences Investors (0.14%), Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. (0.27%), Templeton Dragon Fund, Inc. (0.03%), Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. (1.51%), FTAC Zeus Acquisition Corp. (0.02%), African Gold Acquisition Co. (0.02%), South Plains Financial, Inc. (0.75%), Churchill Capital Corp VI (0.01%), Slam Corp. (0.01%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($8.05 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.94 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.27 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.29 billion), Celsius Holdings, Inc. ($2.20 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.10 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.08 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.90 billion), and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.90 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling OXLC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Oxford Lane Capital as its price is falling. OXLC shares are trading up $0.04 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 Oxford Lane Capital 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 OXLC, 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 OXLC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2023.