Origin Materials (ORGNW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Origin Materials shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, traders have sold 19,100 shares of ORGNW short. Learn More on Origin Materials' current short interest.

Origin Materials saw a decline in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 19,100 shares, a decline of 77.6% from the previous total of 85,400 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 sector of "basic materials" compare to Origin Materials: Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (0.36%), Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (0.84%), CVR Partners, LP (2.41%), Hongli Group Inc. (0.43%), Lifezone Metals Limited (3.30%), Mesabi Trust (3.23%), Nexa Resources S.A. (0.04%), POSCO Holdings Inc. (0.15%), Linde plc (1.19%), BHP Group Limited (0.34%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.30 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.10 billion), General Motors ($2.84 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.77 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.22 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.12 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($2.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ORGNW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Origin Materials as its price is falling. ORGNW shares are trading up $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 Origin Materials 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 ORGNW, 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 ORGNW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024.