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Ohio Valley Banc (OVBC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$34.53 -0.52 (-1.48%)
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Ohio Valley Banc Short Interest Data

Ohio Valley Banc (OVBC) has a short interest of 91,200 shares, representing 2.42% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 492.21% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.3, indicating that it would take 5.3 days of the average trading volume of 31,300 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
91,200 shares
Previous Short Interest
15,400 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+492.21%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$2.94 million
Short Interest Ratio
5.3 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
June 30, 2025
Outstanding Shares
4,710,000 shares
Float Size
3,770,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
2.42%
Today's Trading Volume
10,044 shares
Average Trading Volume
31,300 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
32%
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OVBC Short Interest Over Time

OVBC Days to Cover Over Time

OVBC Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Ohio Valley Banc Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
6/30/202591,200 shares $2.94 million +492.2%2.4%5.3 $32.23
6/15/202515,400 shares $487.41 thousand +20.3%0.4%1.5 $31.65
5/31/202512,800 shares $417.92 thousand -9.9%0.3%1.1 $32.65
5/15/202514,200 shares $538.18 thousand +2.2%0.4%1 $37.90
4/30/202513,900 shares $500.68 thousand +41.8%0.4%1.1 $36.02
4/15/20259,800 shares $290.57 thousand +58.1%0.3%0.8 $29.65
3/31/20256,200 shares $161.51 thousand -49.2%0.2%0.5 $26.05
3/15/202512,200 shares $370.27 thousand +25.8%0.3%1.1 $30.35
2/28/20259,700 shares $305.55 thousand +12.8%0.3%1 $31.50
2/15/20258,600 shares $227.43 thousand -10.4%0.2%1.3 $26.45
1/31/20259,600 shares $228.96 thousand -4.0%0.3%1.6 $23.85
1/15/202510,000 shares $224 thousand +14.9%0.3%1.9 $22.40
12/31/20248,700 shares $210.63 thousand +3.6%0.2%1.9 $24.21
12/15/20248,400 shares $227.64 thousand -1.2%0.2%2 $27.10
11/30/20248,500 shares $231.03 thousand -11.5%0.2%2 $27.18
11/15/20249,600 shares $243.84 thousand -20.0%0.3%2.2 $25.40
10/31/202412,000 shares $288.60 thousand +20.0%0.3%2.7 $24.05
10/15/202410,000 shares $233 thousand +14.9%0.3%2.1 $23.30
9/30/20248,700 shares $210.89 thousand -26.3%0.2%2 $24.24
9/15/202411,800 shares $273.17 thousand +25.5%0.3%2.7 $23.15
8/31/20249,400 shares $230.30 thousand -2.1%0.3%2.8 $24.50
8/15/20249,600 shares $225.89 thousand +5.5%0.3%3.4 $23.53
7/31/20249,100 shares $220.58 thousand +1.1%0.2%3.8 $24.24
7/15/20249,000 shares $189.90 thousand -6.3%0.2%5.3 $21.10
6/30/20249,600 shares $192 thousand -7.7%0.3%5.3 $20.00
6/15/202410,400 shares $228.07 thousand -7.1%0.3%6.1 $21.93
5/31/202411,200 shares $261.07 thousand +7.7%0.3%4.3 $23.31
5/15/202410,400 shares $245.96 thousand -18.8%0.3%3.9 $23.65
4/30/202412,800 shares $300.80 thousand -22.9%0.3%4.3 $23.50
4/15/202416,600 shares $393.42 thousand -19.4%0.4%5.5 $23.70
3/31/202420,600 shares $503.67 thousand -0.5%0.5%6.9 $24.45
3/15/202420,700 shares $505.91 thousand +3.0%0.5%6.9 $24.44
2/29/202420,100 shares $502.50 thousand -10.7%0.5%8.7 $25.00
2/15/202422,500 shares $569.93 thousand +51.0%0.6%10.2 $25.33
1/31/202414,900 shares $358.35 thousand No Change0.4%6.8 $24.05
1/15/202414,900 shares $333.02 thousand +15.5%0.4%7.1 $22.35
12/31/202312,900 shares $296.70 thousand No Change0.3%6 $23.00
12/15/202312,900 shares $303.15 thousand +5.7%0.3%6.8 $23.50
11/30/202312,200 shares $284.26 thousand -5.4%0.3%7.2 $23.30
11/15/202312,900 shares $312.18 thousand -3.7%0.3%8.6 $24.20
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10/31/202313,400 shares $323.61 thousand No Change0.3%9.6 $24.15
10/15/202313,400 shares $328.70 thousand -2.9%0.3%8.4 $24.53
9/30/202313,800 shares $334.65 thousand -16.9%0.4%8.1 $24.25
9/15/202316,600 shares $404.71 thousand +23.9%0.4%8.7 $24.38
8/31/202313,400 shares $324.95 thousand +3.9%0.3%5.3 $24.25
8/15/202312,900 shares $318.63 thousand -13.4%0.3%4.8 $24.70
7/31/202314,900 shares $364.75 thousand +17.3%0.4%5.3 $24.48
7/15/202312,700 shares $308.10 thousand +5.0%0.3%4.7 $24.26
6/30/202312,100 shares $296.45 thousand -10.4%0.3%4.5 $24.50
6/15/202313,500 shares $330.75 thousand -17.7%0.4%4.8 $24.50
5/31/202316,400 shares $396.55 thousand +14.7%0.4%4.3 $24.18
5/15/202314,300 shares $357.50 thousand No Change0.4%4 $25.00
4/30/202314,300 shares $328.90 thousand -3.4%0.4%3.3 $23.00
4/15/202314,800 shares $364.82 thousand +2.1%0.4%3.2 $24.65
3/31/202314,500 shares $339.45 thousand -10.5%0.4%3.1 $23.41
3/15/202316,200 shares $405.49 thousand +48.6%0.4%3.4 $25.03
2/28/202310,900 shares $283.95 thousand -8.4%0.3%3.4 $26.05
2/15/202311,900 shares $309.88 thousand +36.8%0.3%3.4 $26.04
1/31/20238,700 shares $226.81 thousand +1.2%0.2%2.6 $26.07
1/15/20238,600 shares $223.94 thousand +1.2%0.2%3.2 $26.04
12/30/20228,500 shares $224.57 thousand +1.2%0.2%3 $26.42
12/15/20228,400 shares $222.26 thousand -12.5%0.2%2.8 $26.46
11/30/20229,600 shares $249.60 thousand -1.0%0.2%1.5 $26.00
11/15/20229,700 shares $283.73 thousand -3.0%0.2%1.5 $29.25
10/31/202210,000 shares $260 thousand -3.9%0.3%1.6 $26.00
10/15/202210,400 shares $280.80 thousand +4.0%0.3%1.6 $27.00
9/30/202210,000 shares $278.20 thousand -41.9%0.3%1.5 $27.82
9/15/202217,200 shares $481.43 thousand +38.7%0.4%2.7 $27.99
8/31/202212,400 shares $362.82 thousand +8.8%0.3%3.1 $29.26
8/15/202211,400 shares $357.62 thousand +16.3%0.3%3.3 $31.37
7/31/20229,800 shares $287.53 thousand +1.0%0.3%2.7 $29.34
7/15/20229,700 shares $282.46 thousand -1.0%0.3%3 $29.12
6/30/20229,800 shares $295.76 thousand -10.1%0.3%3.2 $30.18
6/15/202210,900 shares $313.92 thousand -0.9%0.3%3.9 $28.80
5/31/202211,000 shares $337.70 thousand -6.8%0.3%5 $30.70
5/15/202211,800 shares $366.39 thousand +1.7%0.3%5.9 $31.05
4/30/202211,600 shares $353.68 thousand -1.7%0.3%5 $30.49
4/15/202211,800 shares $356.18 thousand +8.3%0.3%4.2 $30.19
3/31/202210,900 shares $328.31 thousand -0.9%0.3%3.9 $30.12
3/15/202211,000 shares $328.13 thousand -2.7%0.3%3.8 $29.83
2/28/202211,300 shares $337.42 thousand -13.7%0.3%3.5 $29.86
2/15/202213,100 shares $401.78 thousand +8.3%0.3%4 $30.67
1/31/202212,100 shares $357.56 thousand -8.3%0.3%2.4 $29.55
1/15/202213,200 shares $396 thousand -0.8%0.3%2.6 $30.00
12/31/202113,300 shares $394.35 thousand -7.0%0.3%2.6 $29.65
12/15/202114,300 shares $413.99 thousand +2.9%0.4%2.6 $28.95
11/30/202113,900 shares $395.46 thousand -7.3%0.3%2.4 $28.45
11/15/202115,000 shares $456.75 thousand +23.0%0.4%2.5 $30.45
10/29/202112,200 shares $339.89 thousand +2.5%0.3%2.8 $27.86
10/15/202111,900 shares $325.58 thousand -4.0%0.3%2.8 $27.36
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9/30/202112,400 shares $331.70 thousand -4.6%0.3%2.6 $26.75
9/15/202113,000 shares $365.30 thousand -17.7%0.3%0.9 $28.10
8/31/202115,800 shares $427.23 thousand +3.3%0.4%0.9 $27.04
8/13/202115,300 shares $397.80 thousand -18.2%0.4%0.7 $26.00
7/30/202118,700 shares $461.52 thousand -19.7%0.5%0.8 $24.68
7/15/202123,300 shares $586.93 thousand -29.4%0.6%0.9 $25.19
6/30/202133,000 shares $806.85 thousand -81.3%0.8%1.3 $24.45
6/15/2021176,400 shares $4.09 million +4.5%4.3%9.5 $23.20
5/28/2021168,800 shares $3.96 million +1.8%4.1%10.8 $23.44
5/14/2021165,900 shares $3.87 million +27.3%4.1%13.5 $23.33
4/30/2021130,300 shares $3.00 million +25.2%3.2%9.7 $23.01
4/15/2021104,100 shares $2.42 million +34.7%2.6%7.4 $23.20
3/31/202177,300 shares $2.03 million -1.5%1.9%5.7 $26.24
3/15/202178,500 shares $2.38 million +1.8%1.9%6.3 $30.34
2/26/202177,100 shares $1.92 million +0.9%1.9%6.5 $24.93
2/12/202176,400 shares $1.77 million +8.2%1.9%7.1 $23.15
1/29/202170,600 shares $1.59 million +18.1%1.8%7 $22.51
1/15/202159,800 shares $1.44 million +6.2%1.5%7.5 $24.02
12/31/202056,300 shares $1.33 million +10.0%1.4%7.9 $23.59
12/15/202051,200 shares $1.20 million -5.9%1.3%8.1 $23.50
11/30/202054,400 shares $1.28 million +5.4%1.4%9.5 $23.45
11/15/202051,600 shares $1.12 million +0.2%1.3%9.6 $21.80
10/30/202051,500 shares $1.13 million No Change1.3%10.1 $21.99
10/15/202051,500 shares $1.17 million +1.4%1.3%13.2 $22.73
9/30/202050,800 shares $1.05 million -5.4%1.3%13 $20.66
9/15/202053,700 shares $1.14 million -9.3%1.4%11.4 $21.31
8/31/202059,200 shares $1.35 million +0.9%1.5%10.6 $22.80
8/14/202058,700 shares $1.42 million +0.3%1.5%9.9 $24.15
7/31/202058,500 shares $1.15 million -9.0%1.5%9.8 $19.70

OVBC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Ohio Valley Banc's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Ohio Valley Banc shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 30th, investors have sold 91,200 shares of OVBC short. 2.42% of Ohio Valley Banc's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Ohio Valley Banc's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Ohio Valley Banc?

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. OVBC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Ohio Valley Banc's short interest ratio.

What is a good short interest percentage for Ohio Valley Banc?

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. 2.42% of Ohio Valley Banc's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Ohio Valley Banc's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Ohio Valley Banc saw a increase in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 91,200 shares, an increase of 492.2% from the previous total of 15,400 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.

What is Ohio Valley Banc's float size?

Ohio Valley Banc currently has issued a total of 4,710,000 shares. Some of Ohio Valley Banc'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. Ohio Valley Banc currently has a public float of 3,770,000 shares.

How does Ohio Valley Banc's short interest compare to its competitors?

2.42% of Ohio Valley Banc's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Ohio Valley Banc: BitFuFu Inc. (3.30%), SmartFinancial, Inc. (0.62%), South Plains Financial, Inc. (0.81%), Bitfarms Ltd. (8.61%), Capital Bancorp, Inc. (3.43%), Qudian Inc. - Sponsored ADR (0.24%), Alerus Financial (0.98%), Mid Penn Bancorp (1.99%), Shore Bancshares Inc (1.17%), California BanCorp (1.43%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($72.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($26.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.61 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.52 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.70 billion), WD-40 Company ($7.66 billion), Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.10 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.80 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF ($5.53 billion), and Vanguard Large-Cap ETF ($5.35 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Ohio Valley Banc stock?

Short selling OVBC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Ohio Valley Banc as its price is falling. OVBC shares are trading down $0.35 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 Ohio Valley Banc?

A short squeeze for Ohio Valley Banc 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 OVBC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Ohio Valley Banc's 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 OVBC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:OVBC) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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