Optex Systems (OPXS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $9.00 -0.09 (-0.99%) (As of 11:15 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Optex Systems Short Interest DataOptex Systems (OPXS) has a short interest of 9,900 shares, representing 0.19% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 86.79% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.4, indicating that it would take 0.4 days of the average trading volume of 23,840 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest9,900 sharesPrevious Short Interest5,300 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+86.79%Dollar Volume Sold Short$81,972.00Short Interest Ratio0.4 Days to CoverLast Record DateOctober 31, 2024Outstanding Shares6,870,000 sharesFloat Size5,100,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.19%Today's Trading Volume5,231 sharesAverage Trading Volume23,840 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average22% Short Selling Optex Systems? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Optex Systems and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartOPXS Short Interest Over TimeOPXS Days to Cover Over TimeOPXS Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Crypto 101 MediaTop "Sleeping Giant" Crypto In The Market NowTop "Sleeping Giant" Crypto In The Market Now We're looking at potential returns that could rewrite your financial future. Click here to discover our #1 crypto pick before it's too late Optex Systems Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 10/31/20249,900 shares $81,972.00 +86.8%0.2%0.4 $8.28 10/15/20245,300 shares $44,043.00 -45.9%0.1%0.2 $8.31 9/30/20249,800 shares $74,774.00 +88.5%0.2%0.4 $7.63 9/15/20245,200 shares $42,900.00 -52.7%0.1%0.2 $8.25 8/31/202411,000 shares $87,780.00 +35.8%0.2%0.4 $7.98 8/15/20248,100 shares $62,856.00 +6.6%0.2%0.4 $7.76 Get the Latest News and Ratings for OPXS and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Optex Systems and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/31/20247,600 shares $59,660.00 +117.1%0.2%0.3 $7.85 7/15/20243,500 shares $28,630.00 -10.3%0.1%0.2 $8.18 6/30/20243,900 shares $28,158.00 +18.2%0.1%0.2 $7.22 6/15/20243,300 shares $24,597.54 No Change0.1%0.2 $7.45 5/31/20243,300 shares $25,971.00 -29.8%0.1%0.2 $7.87 5/15/20244,700 shares $40,279.00 +176.5%0.1%0.2 $8.57 4/30/20241,700 shares $12,047.73 -59.5%0.0%0.1 $7.09 4/15/20244,200 shares $30,156.00 -8.7%0.1%0.2 $7.18 3/31/20244,600 shares $35,144.00 +27.8%0.1%0.2 $7.64 3/15/20243,600 shares $25,848.00 -54.4%0.1%0.1 $7.18 2/29/20247,900 shares $50,560.00 +54.9%0.2%0.2 $6.40 2/15/20245,100 shares $34,119.00 -41.4%0.1%0.1 $6.69 1/31/20248,700 shares $47,415.00 -79.6%0.2%0.3 $5.45 1/15/202442,700 shares $240,828.00 -40.2%0.8%1.5 $5.64 12/31/202371,400 shares $467,998.44 +1,486.7%1.4%2.7 $6.55 12/15/20234,500 shares $18,675.00 -48.3%0.1%0.2 $4.15 11/30/20238,700 shares $37,062.00 -1.1%0.2%0.8 $4.26 11/15/20238,800 shares $36,520.00 +166.7%0.2%0.8 $4.15 10/31/20233,300 shares $12,969.00 +73.7%0.1%0.3 $3.93 10/15/20231,900 shares $7,163.00 -74.0%0.0%0.2 $3.77 9/30/20237,300 shares $30,331.50 +25.9%0.1%0.7 $4.16 9/15/20235,800 shares $23,026.00 -50.9%0.1%0.4 $3.97 8/31/202311,800 shares $46,964.00 -55.8%0.2%0.7 $3.98 2/28/20231,600 shares $4,736.00 -20.0%N/A0.3 $2.96 2/15/20232,000 shares $5,940.00 -20.0%N/A0.1 $2.97 1/31/20232,500 shares $7,700.00 -7.4%N/A0.1 $3.08 1/15/20232,700 shares $8,370.00 No ChangeN/A0.2 $3.10 12/15/2022700 shares $2,058.00 No ChangeN/A0.2 $2.94 11/15/2022200 shares $549.40 -95.2%N/A0 $2.75 10/31/20224,200 shares $10,206.00 No ChangeN/A0.2 $2.43 9/30/2022700 shares $1,778.00 -63.2%N/A0.1 $2.54 9/15/20221,900 shares $4,769.00 -66.1%N/A0.1 $2.51 8/31/20225,600 shares $15,064.00 No ChangeN/A0.1 $2.69 6/30/2022100 shares $194.00 No ChangeN/A0 $1.94Top "Sleeping Giant" Crypto In The Market Now (Ad)Top "Sleeping Giant" Crypto In The Market Now We're looking at potential returns that could rewrite your financial future. Click here to discover our #1 crypto pick before it's too late 6/15/2022100 shares $190.00 No ChangeN/A0 $1.90 5/15/2022200 shares $382.00 No ChangeN/A0 $1.91 4/30/2022200 shares $450.00 -77.8%N/A0 $2.25 4/15/2022900 shares $1,944.09 +50.0%N/A0.2 $2.16 3/31/2022600 shares $1,350.00 No ChangeN/A0.1 $2.25 2/28/2022100 shares $180.00 No ChangeN/A0 $1.80 12/31/2021100 shares $187.00 No ChangeN/A0 $1.87 11/30/2021100 shares $194.00 No ChangeN/A0 $1.94 9/15/20213,000 shares $5,250.00 +900.0%N/A0 $1.75 8/31/2021300 shares $476.40 -99.4%N/A0 $1.59 8/13/202146,000 shares $68,540.00 -2.8%N/A0.9 $1.49 7/30/202147,300 shares $70,477.00 -19.0%N/A1.7 $1.49 7/15/202158,400 shares $87,600.00 -0.2%N/A4.9 $1.50 6/30/202158,500 shares $90,090.00 -2.2%N/A0.7 $1.54 6/15/202159,800 shares $89,700.00 -2.5%N/A3.2 $1.50 5/28/202161,300 shares $91,950.00 -2.5%N/A4.1 $1.50 5/14/202162,900 shares $95,608.00 -14.2%N/A2.9 $1.52 4/30/202173,300 shares $131,940.00 +0.6%N/A4.5 $1.80 4/15/202172,900 shares $131,220.00 -1.1%N/A4.8 $1.80 3/31/202173,700 shares $133,765.50 +4.0%N/A3 $1.82 3/15/202170,900 shares $133,292.00 -0.1%N/A5.5 $1.88 2/26/202171,000 shares $134,900.00 +7.3%N/A2.3 $1.90 2/12/202166,200 shares $142,330.00 -1.3%N/A2.1 $2.15 1/29/202167,100 shares $127,490.00 -0.7%N/A2.1 $1.90 1/15/202179,300 shares $157,014.00 +0.8%N/A4.7 $1.98 12/31/202067,000 shares $119,260.00 -15.5%N/A0.7 $1.78 12/15/202079,300 shares $159,393.00 +0.8%N/A4.7 $2.01 11/30/202078,700 shares $144,808.00 -0.3%N/A3.8 $1.84 11/15/202078,900 shares $160,167.00 -5.3%N/A6.1 $2.03 10/30/202083,300 shares $172,431.00 +3.4%N/A3.4 $2.07 10/15/202080,600 shares $161,200.00 -4.7%N/A8.1 $2.00 9/30/202084,600 shares $156,510.00 No ChangeN/A6.6 $1.85 9/15/202084,600 shares $159,894.00 +0.8%N/A2.7 $1.89 8/31/202083,900 shares $156,893.00 -1.4%N/A4.3 $1.87 8/14/202085,100 shares $165,945.00 -0.5%N/A3.8 $1.95 7/31/202085,500 shares $171,000.00 +0.7%N/A3.9 $2.00 7/15/202084,900 shares $151,122.00 -0.1%N/A18.9 $1.78 6/30/202085,000 shares $162,350.00 +0.1%N/A8.3 $1.91 6/15/202084,900 shares $155,367.00 -1.2%N/A2.1 $1.83 5/29/202085,900 shares $150,325.00 +0.2%N/A9.9 $1.75 5/15/202085,700 shares $157,259.50 -0.4%N/A19.9 $1.84 4/30/202086,000 shares $150,500.00 +0.2%N/A11.3 $1.75 4/15/202085,800 shares $154,440.00 -0.1%N/A16.8 $1.80 3/31/202085,900 shares $163,210.00 -5.9%N/A4.5 $1.90 3/13/202091,300 shares $162,514.00 -5.3%N/A4.9 $1.78 2/28/202096,400 shares $154,240.00 -3.2%N/A3.9 $1.60 2/14/202099,600 shares $188,244.00 -3.6%N/A1.9 $1.89 1/31/2020103,300 shares $209,699.00 +7.3%N/A6.8 $2.03 1/15/202096,300 shares $221,490.00 +3.2%N/A4.5 $2.30 12/31/201993,300 shares $200,595.00 +3.4%N/A4.4 $2.15Top "Sleeping Giant" Crypto In The Market Now (Ad)Top "Sleeping Giant" Crypto In The Market Now We're looking at potential returns that could rewrite your financial future. Click here to discover our #1 crypto pick before it's too late OPXS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Optex Systems' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Optex Systems shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 31st, investors have sold 9,900 shares of OPXS short. 0.19% of Optex Systems' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Optex Systems' current short interest. What is a good short interest percentage for Optex Systems? 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. 0.19% of Optex Systems' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Optex Systems' short interest increasing or decreasing? Optex Systems saw a increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 9,900 shares, an increase of 86.8% from the previous total of 5,300 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. What is Optex Systems' float size? Optex Systems currently has issued a total of 6,870,000 shares. Some of Optex Systems' 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. Optex Systems currently has a public float of 5,100,000 shares. How does Optex Systems' short interest compare to its competitors? 0.19% of Optex Systems' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "measuring and control equipment" compare to Optex Systems: Quantum-Si incorporated (6.07%), Seer, Inc. (2.34%), Frequency Electronics, Inc. (0.29%), Kewaunee Scientific Co. (1.94%), Akoya Biosciences, Inc. (7.80%), 908 Devices Inc. (5.69%), Owlet, Inc. (3.70%), Singular Genomics Systems, Inc. (4.81%), ClearSign Technologies Co. (0.53%), MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc. (0.72%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.18 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.64 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.54 billion), International Paper ($2.46 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.87 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Onsemi ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Optex Systems stock? Short selling OPXS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Optex Systems as its price is falling. OPXS shares are trading down $0.09 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. How does a short squeeze work against Optex Systems? A short squeeze for Optex Systems 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 OPXS, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Optex Systems' short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including OPXS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024. 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