Bank OZK (OZKAP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Bank OZK shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 30th, traders have sold 16,600 shares of OZKAP short. Learn More on Bank OZK's current short interest.

Bank OZK saw a decrease in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 16,600 shares, a decrease of 23.5% from the previous total of 21,700 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 industry of "banks - regional" compare to Bank OZK: Valley National Bancorp (5.31%), WaFd, Inc (3.18%), Wintrust Financial Co. (2.87%), and Zions Bancorporation, National Association (3.96%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($72.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($26.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.61 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.52 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.70 billion), WD-40 Company ($7.66 billion), Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.10 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.80 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF ($5.53 billion), and Vanguard Large-Cap ETF ($5.35 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling OZKAP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Bank OZK as its price is falling. OZKAP shares are trading up $0.08 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 Bank OZK 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 OZKAP, 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 OZKAP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2025.