Oxford Instruments Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Oxford Instruments shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 31st, traders have sold 200 shares of OXINF short.

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. Oxford Instruments currently has a short interest ratio of 2.0.

0.00% of Oxford Instruments' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "measuring & controlling devices, not elsewhere classified" compare to Oxford Instruments: Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (0.69%), Rockwell Automation, Inc. (1.69%), Trimble Inc. (1.15%), Meggitt PLC (0.00%), Onto Innovation Inc. (2.96%), Cubic Co. (0.00%), FARO Technologies, Inc. (0.00%), Geospace Technologies Co. (1.20%), Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. (0.00%), and Know Labs, Inc. (0.00%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Analog Devices, Inc. ($5.84 billion), Aon plc ($5.47 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.36 billion), ViacomCBS Inc. ($3.99 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.77 billion), Airbnb, Inc. ($2.90 billion), Peloton Interactive, Inc. ($2.43 billion), Discovery, Inc. ($2.38 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.28 billion), and Expedia Group, Inc. ($2.18 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling OXINF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Oxford Instruments as its price is falling. Oxford Instruments' stock is trading down $0.20 today. To short Oxford Instruments 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 Oxford Instruments 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 Oxford Instruments 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 OXINF, 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 OXINF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2021.