Oxus Acquisition (OXUS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Oxus Acquisition shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 15th, traders have sold 900 shares of OXUS short. 0.04% of Oxus Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Oxus Acquisition's current short interest.

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. 0.04% of Oxus Acquisition's floating shares are currently sold short.

Oxus Acquisition saw a increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 900 shares, an increase of 80.0% from the previous total of 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.

Oxus Acquisition currently has issued a total of 6,562,000 shares. Some of Oxus Acquisition'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. Oxus Acquisition currently has a public float of 2,210,000 shares.

0.04% of Oxus Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Oxus Acquisition: Stryve Foods, Inc. (0.11%), Local Bounti Corporation (3.77%), Borealis Foods Inc. (0.52%), Bridgford Foods Corporation (0.44%), Big Tree Cloud Holdings Limited (2.44%), Grove Collaborative Holdings, Inc. (6.70%), Australian Oilseeds Holdings Limited (4.08%), Wing Yip Food Holdings Group Limited - Sponsored ADR (0.08%), Barfresh Food Group Inc. (0.73%), CIMG Inc. (1.20%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.10 billion), General Motors Company ($3.90 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.31 billion), Occidental Petroleum Corporation ($2.91 billion), Tractor Supply Company ($2.75 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.44 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.10 billion), United Rentals, Inc. ($2.09 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.03 billion), and Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.89 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling OXUS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Oxus Acquisition as its price is falling. OXUS shares are trading down $0.05 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 Oxus Acquisition 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 OXUS, 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 OXUS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2024.