Oblong (OBLG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Oblong shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 61,100 shares of OBLG short. 5.71% of Oblong's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Oblong'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. 5.71% of Oblong's floating shares are currently sold short.

Oblong saw a drop in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 61,100 shares, a drop of 25.5% from the previous total of 82,000 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.

Oblong currently has issued a total of 1,325,000 shares. Some of Oblong'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. Oblong currently has a public float of 1,070,000 shares.

5.71% of Oblong's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "computer software" compare to Oblong: Motorsport Games Inc. (12.10%), Datasea Inc. (0.14%), GigaMedia Limited (0.00%), ARB IOT Group Limited (1.19%), Pintec Technology Holdings Limited (0.01%), Smith Micro Software, Inc. (1.31%), Blackboxstocks Inc. (1.28%), Amesite Inc. (1.69%), XTI Aerospace, Inc. (7.15%), Brand Engagement Network, Inc. (0.11%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($29.20 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($5.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.00 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($3.65 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($3.27 billion), and Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.10 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling OBLG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Oblong as its price is falling. OBLG shares are trading up $0.11 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 Oblong 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 OBLG, 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 OBLG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.