Ortho Regenerative Technologies (ORTIF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Ortho Regenerative Technologies shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 31st, investors have sold 100 shares of ORTIF short. Learn More on Ortho Regenerative Technologies' current short interest.

Ortho Regenerative Technologies saw a decrease in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 100 shares, a decrease of 93.3% from the previous total of 1,500 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 compare to Ortho Regenerative Technologies: CollPlant Biotechnologies Ltd. (0.03%), ReWalk Robotics Ltd. (5.25%), Predictive Oncology Inc. (3.03%), Heart Test Laboratories, Inc. (3.92%), NanoVibronix, Inc. (13.35%), Bone Biologics Co. (17.86%), LogicMark, Inc. (3.29%), Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (1.27%), Edwards Lifesciences Co. (1.38%), STERIS plc (1.54%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Co. ($4.91 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.53 billion), Suncor Energy Inc. ($2.26 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.01 billion), Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.92 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($1.84 billion), Plug Power Inc. ($1.81 billion), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.66 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.64 billion), and Lumen Technologies, Inc. ($1.50 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ORTIF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Ortho Regenerative Technologies 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 Ortho Regenerative Technologies 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 ORTIF, 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 ORTIF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2022.