Everything Blockchain (OBTX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Everything Blockchain shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 31st, investors have sold 8,000 shares of OBTX short. Learn More on Everything Blockchain's current short interest.

Everything Blockchain saw a increase in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 8,000 shares, an increase of 31.1% from the previous total of 6,100 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 "computer software" compare to Everything Blockchain: Beamr Imaging Ltd. (2.78%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Corporation ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.04 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.98 billion), Pacific Gas & Electric Co. ($1.92 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($1.90 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.75 billion), Roblox Corporation ($1.58 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.54 billion), Diamondback Energy, Inc. ($1.53 billion), and Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.47 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling OBTX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Everything Blockchain as its price is falling. OBTX shares are trading up $0.00 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 Everything Blockchain 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 OBTX, 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 OBTX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2022.