FS Credit Opportunities (FSCO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of FS Credit Opportunities shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, investors have sold 364,700 shares of FSCO short. Learn More on FS Credit Opportunities' current short interest.

FS Credit Opportunities saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 364,700 shares, an increase of 610.9% from the previous total of 51,300 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 "asset management" compare to FS Credit Opportunities: Oxford Lane Capital Corp. (2.82%), Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. (0.24%), BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund (0.06%), Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. (0.14%), OFS Credit Company, Inc. (2.12%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FSCO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from FS Credit Opportunities as its price is falling. FSCO shares are trading up $0.03 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 FS Credit Opportunities 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 FSCO, 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 FSCO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.