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 May 15th, traders have sold 700 shares of OXUS short. Learn More on Oxus Acquisition's current short interest.

Oxus Acquisition saw a decline in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 700 shares, a decline of 53.3% from the previous total of 1,500 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 17,510,000 shares.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "holding & other investment offices" compare to Oxus Acquisition: Technology & Telecommunication Acquisition Co. (0.00%), LIV Capital Acquisition Corp. II (0.01%), Corner Growth Acquisition Corp. 2 (0.24%), Canna-Global Acquisition Corp (0.02%), Maquia Capital Acquisition Co. (0.03%), Qomolangma Acquisition Corp. (0.05%), Blue Whale Acquisition Corp I (0.01%), Aquaron Acquisition Corp. (0.00%), Phoenix Biotech Acquisition Corp. (0.02%), Inception Growth Acquisition Limited (0.21%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Enbridge Inc. ($4.29 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.17 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.07 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.81 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.37 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.27 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.98 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($1.94 billion), Extra Space Storage Inc. ($1.88 billion), and Xylem Inc. ($1.61 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. 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 increases 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 May, 15 2023.