Oil Search (OISHY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Oil Search shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 30th, investors have sold 200 shares of OISHY short. Learn More on Oil Search's current short interest.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "oils/energy" compare to Oil Search: Braskem S.A. (0.27%), and

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($11.35 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($8.85 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.23 billion), Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited ($4.96 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($3.99 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($3.89 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($2.57 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($2.44 billion), eBay Inc. ($2.34 billion), and Teladoc Health, Inc. ($2.30 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling OISHY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Oil Search as its price is falling. OISHY shares are trading down $0.54 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 Oil Search 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 OISHY, 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 OISHY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2021.