Orbsat (OSAT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Orbsat shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 12th, investors have sold 600 shares of OSAT short. Learn More on Orbsat's current short interest.

Orbsat saw a increase in short interest in February. As of February 12th, there was short interest totaling 600 shares, an increase of ∞ from the previous total of 0 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 "communication" compare to Orbsat: Oi S.A. (0.00%), Corus Entertainment Inc. (0.90%), DatChat, Inc. (5.20%), Mynaric AG (0.33%), AYRO, Inc. (0.53%), Antelope Enterprise Holdings L (5.24%), Remark Holdings, Inc. (0.07%), Cumulus Media Inc. (0.70%), Trans Global Group, Inc. (0.00%), Plaintree Systems Inc. (0.13%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Aon plc ($5.62 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.35 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($5.07 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.60 billion), Futu Holdings Limited Sponsored ADR ($2.92 billion), Palantir Technologies Inc. ($2.55 billion), Airbnb, Inc. ($2.52 billion), Snowflake Inc. ($2.38 billion), Peloton Interactive, Inc. ($2.34 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.07 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling OSAT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Orbsat as its price is falling. OSAT shares are trading down $0.01 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 Orbsat 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 OSAT, 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 OSAT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 12 2021.