Oak Woods Acquisition (OAKU) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Oak Woods Acquisition shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 15th, traders have sold 900 shares of OAKU short. 0.01% of Oak Woods Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Oak Woods Acquisition's current short interest.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.01% of Oak Woods Acquisition's floating shares are currently sold short.

Oak Woods Acquisition saw a increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 900 shares, an increase of 50.0% from the previous total of 600 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.

Oak Woods Acquisition currently has issued a total of 7,531,000 shares. Some of Oak Woods Acquisition's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Oak Woods Acquisition currently has a public float of 6,090,000 shares.

0.01% of Oak Woods Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "trading" compare to Oak Woods Acquisition: Industrial Logistics Properties Trust (3.40%), Digital Turbine, Inc. (5.70%), Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc. (1.88%), NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. (0.78%), Slam Corp. (0.36%), Patria Latin American Opportunity Acquisition Corp. (0.00%), Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc. (0.89%), Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. II (0.01%), Cartesian Growth Co. II (0.01%), Forge Global Holdings, Inc. (4.74%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.23 billion), Aptiv PLC ($2.50 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.48 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.25 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.17 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.82 billion), International Paper ($1.81 billion), and Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.72 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling OAKU is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Oak Woods Acquisition 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 Oak Woods Acquisition 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 OAKU, 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 OAKU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 15 2024.