Income Opportunity Realty Investors (IOR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Income Opportunity Realty Investors shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, traders have sold 1,000 shares of IOR short. 0.28% of Income Opportunity Realty Investors' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Income Opportunity Realty Investors' current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. IOR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Income Opportunity Realty Investors's short interest ratio.

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. 0.28% of Income Opportunity Realty Investors' floating shares are currently sold short.

Income Opportunity Realty Investors saw a increase in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,000 shares, an increase of 11.1% from the previous total of 900 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.

Income Opportunity Realty Investors currently has issued a total of 4,070,000 shares. Some of Income Opportunity Realty Investors' 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. Income Opportunity Realty Investors currently has a public float of 361,400 shares.

0.28% of Income Opportunity Realty Investors' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "trading" compare to Income Opportunity Realty Investors: Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc. (2.58%), BRT Apartments Corp. (1.80%), City Office REIT, Inc. (0.97%), Forge Global Holdings, Inc. (3.37%), San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (2.31%), NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. (2.73%), Sprott Physical Platinum & Palladium Tr (2.03%), Franklin Responsibly Sourced Gold ETF (0.35%), Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc. (0.75%), Ellington Credit Company (0.96%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), Strategy Inc ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling IOR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Income Opportunity Realty Investors 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 Income Opportunity Realty Investors 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 IOR, 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 IOR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025.