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Oak Valley Bancorp (OVLY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$24.07 +0.88 (+3.79%)
Closing price 04/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$23.92 -0.15 (-0.62%)
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Oak Valley Bancorp Short Interest Data

Oak Valley Bancorp (OVLY) has a short interest of 28,400 shares, representing 0.42% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 10.08% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.9, indicating that it would take 1.9 days of the average trading volume of 13,127 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
28,400 shares
Previous Short Interest
25,800 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+10.08%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$708,864.00
Short Interest Ratio
1.9 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
March 31, 2025
Outstanding Shares
8,357,000 shares
Float Size
6,710,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
0.42%
Today's Trading Volume
8,689 shares
Average Trading Volume
13,127 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
66%
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OVLY Short Interest Over Time

OVLY Days to Cover Over Time

OVLY Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Oak Valley Bancorp Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
3/31/202528,400 shares $708,864.00 +10.1%0.4%1.9 $24.96
3/15/202525,800 shares $622,812.00 +26.5%0.4%1.7 $24.14
2/28/202520,400 shares $552,228.00 -22.1%0.3%1.4 $27.07
2/15/202526,200 shares $741,722.00 -27.8%0.4%1.7 $28.31
1/31/202536,300 shares $939,081.00 +51.3%0.5%2.2 $25.87
1/15/202524,000 shares $635,520.00 -14.3%0.4%2 $26.48
12/31/202428,000 shares $819,000.00 -15.4%0.4%2.6 $29.25
12/15/202433,100 shares $1.00 million -19.9%0.5%3 $30.26
11/30/202441,300 shares $1.29 million -8.2%0.6%3.6 $31.16
11/15/202445,000 shares $1.34 million -49.3%0.7%3.9 $29.85
10/31/202488,700 shares $2.39 million -12.0%1.3%7.6 $27.00
10/15/2024100,800 shares $2.70 million -8.5%1.5%8.1 $26.82
9/30/2024110,100 shares $2.93 million -2.9%1.7%7.8 $26.57
9/15/2024113,400 shares $3.01 million -1.7%1.7%7.3 $26.55
8/31/2024115,400 shares $3.08 million +3.8%1.8%7.6 $26.67
8/15/2024111,200 shares $2.94 million -12.4%1.7%7 $26.45
7/31/2024126,900 shares $3.61 million -11.8%1.9%8.4 $28.47
7/15/2024143,800 shares $3.80 million +2.2%2.2%10.3 $26.42
6/30/2024140,700 shares $3.51 million +1.5%2.1%11.7 $24.97
6/15/2024138,600 shares $3.22 million -0.2%2.1%13.2 $23.20
5/31/2024138,900 shares $3.31 million -4.8%2.1%13.6 $23.82
5/15/2024145,900 shares $3.55 million -2.0%2.2%13.3 $24.30
4/30/2024148,900 shares $3.60 million +1.9%2.2%13.1 $24.15
4/15/2024146,100 shares $3.38 million +0.3%2.2%13.4 $23.12
3/31/2024145,600 shares $3.61 million -4.2%2.2%13.4 $24.78
3/15/2024152,000 shares $3.65 million -2.1%2.3%12.4 $23.99
2/29/2024155,300 shares $3.87 million +0.5%2.3%10.1 $24.93
2/15/2024154,500 shares $4.08 million -4.0%2.3%10.6 $26.42
1/31/2024161,000 shares $4.19 million -5.5%2.4%10.9 $26.05
1/15/2024170,400 shares $4.67 million -4.7%2.5%11.1 $27.40
12/31/2023178,800 shares $5.36 million -8.5%2.6%11.4 $29.95
12/15/2023195,400 shares $5.67 million -7.9%2.9%12.4 $29.00
11/30/2023212,200 shares $5.54 million -1.6%3.1%10.6 $26.11
11/15/2023215,600 shares $5.62 million -3.7%3.2%9.1 $26.05
10/31/2023223,900 shares $5.59 million -6.5%3.3%9.4 $24.95
10/15/2023239,500 shares $5.84 million -4.4%3.5%10 $24.37
9/30/2023250,600 shares $6.29 million +24.4%3.7%9.9 $25.08
9/15/2023201,500 shares $5.20 million +1.9%3.0%7.6 $25.80
8/31/2023197,800 shares $4.97 million +2.5%2.9%6.3 $25.11
8/15/2023192,900 shares $5.04 million -1.4%2.8%6.2 $26.13
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7/31/2023195,600 shares $5.36 million -11.3%2.9%5.9 $27.39
7/15/2023220,400 shares $5.48 million -6.5%3.2%6 $24.85
6/30/2023235,600 shares $5.93 million +102.1%3.5%6.4 $25.19
6/15/2023116,600 shares $3.00 million +104.9%1.7%3.1 $25.71
5/31/202356,900 shares $1.31 million +362.6%0.8%2.1 $23.09
5/15/202312,300 shares $280,440.00 -4.7%0.2%0.5 $22.80
4/30/202312,900 shares $332,691.00 +19.4%0.2%0.5 $25.79
4/15/202310,800 shares $261,576.00 -20.6%0.2%0.4 $24.22
3/31/202313,600 shares $321,776.00 +29.5%0.2%0.5 $23.66
3/15/202310,500 shares $246,540.00 -50.9%0.2%0.4 $23.48
2/28/202321,400 shares $585,290.00 -1.4%0.3%0.8 $27.35
2/15/202321,700 shares $590,457.00 +29.2%0.3%0.9 $27.21
1/31/202316,800 shares $425,376.00 +27.3%0.3%0.7 $25.32
1/15/202313,200 shares $316,932.00 +34.7%0.2%0.7 $24.01
12/30/20229,800 shares $221,970.00 +1.0%0.1%0.7 $22.65
12/15/20229,700 shares $203,700.00 +44.8%0.1%0.7 $21.00
11/30/20226,700 shares $130,717.00 -4.3%0.1%0.8 $19.51
11/15/20227,000 shares $139,580.00 -7.9%0.1%1 $19.94
10/31/20227,600 shares $149,872.00 +10.1%0.1%1.2 $19.72
10/15/20226,900 shares $124,821.00 -16.9%0.1%0.9 $18.09
9/30/20228,300 shares $148,321.00 -61.8%0.1%1.2 $17.87
9/15/202221,700 shares $404,054.00 +44.7%0.3%3 $18.62
8/31/202215,000 shares $271,350.00 +5.6%0.2%2.9 $18.09
8/15/202214,200 shares $262,416.00 +20.3%0.2%3.1 $18.48
7/31/202211,800 shares $212,282.00 -19.2%0.2%1.8 $17.99
7/15/202214,600 shares $258,566.00 -6.4%0.2%3 $17.71
6/30/202215,600 shares $268,320.00 +126.1%0.3%3.3 $17.20
6/15/20226,900 shares $118,197.00 -1.4%0.1%1.2 $17.13
5/31/20227,000 shares $119,000.00 -11.4%0.1%1.3 $17.00
5/15/20227,900 shares $136,117.00 +9.7%0.1%1.3 $17.23
4/30/20227,200 shares $125,856.00 +4.4%0.1%1.5 $17.48
4/15/20226,900 shares $124,200.00 +3.0%0.1%1.4 $18.00
3/31/20226,700 shares $123,615.00 -16.3%0.1%1.1 $18.45
3/15/20228,000 shares $148,880.00 -8.1%0.1%1.8 $18.61
2/28/20228,700 shares $165,300.00 -13.9%0.1%1.8 $19.00
2/15/202210,100 shares $192,910.00 +1.0%0.2%1.9 $19.10
1/31/202210,000 shares $182,200.00 +13.6%0.2%1.9 $18.22
1/15/20228,800 shares $158,400.00 -6.4%0.2%1.4 $18.00
12/31/20219,400 shares $163,560.00 -22.3%0.2%1.6 $17.40
12/15/202112,100 shares $210,298.00 +16.4%0.2%2.2 $17.38
11/30/202110,400 shares $181,896.00 -11.1%0.2%1.8 $17.49
11/15/202111,700 shares $212,238.00 -0.9%0.2%2.4 $18.14
10/29/202111,800 shares $203,550.00 -11.3%0.2%2 $17.25
10/15/202113,300 shares $239,666.00 +9.0%0.2%2.2 $18.02
9/30/202112,200 shares $213,988.00 -19.2%0.2%1.6 $17.54
9/15/202115,100 shares $265,760.00 +11.9%0.3%0.6 $17.60
8/31/202113,500 shares $235,575.00 -2.2%0.2%0.5 $17.45
8/13/202113,800 shares $249,918.00 -19.8%0.2%0.3 $18.11
7/30/202117,200 shares $300,656.00 -8.0%0.3%0.4 $17.48
7/15/202118,700 shares $321,453.00 +27.2%0.3%0.4 $17.19
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6/30/202114,700 shares $267,099.00 -92.1%0.2%0.3 $18.17
6/15/2021185,900 shares $3.41 million +3.5%3.0%6.2 $18.32
5/28/2021179,600 shares $3.39 million +0.8%2.9%6.3 $18.90
5/14/2021178,200 shares $3.08 million +48.4%2.9%6.2 $17.31
4/30/2021120,100 shares $2.15 million +61.9%2.0%6.5 $17.89
4/15/202174,200 shares $1.22 million +30.4%1.2%4.5 $16.49
3/31/202156,900 shares $993,474.00 +3.6%1.0%3.7 $17.46
3/15/202154,900 shares $1.09 million -5.0%0.9%3.8 $19.77
2/26/202157,800 shares $950,810.00 +10.7%1.0%5.2 $16.45
2/12/202152,200 shares $836,244.00 +21.7%0.9%5.4 $16.02
1/29/202142,900 shares $685,542.00 +2.4%0.7%4.8 $15.98
1/15/202141,900 shares $678,780.00 +3.0%0.7%4.8 $16.20
12/31/202040,700 shares $700,447.00 +21.5%0.7%5.2 $17.21
12/15/202033,500 shares $570,505.00 -20.4%0.6%4.1 $17.03
11/30/202042,100 shares $758,221.00 +28.8%0.7%5.1 $18.01
11/15/202032,700 shares $601,680.00 +5.8%0.5%4.2 $18.40
10/30/202030,900 shares $434,454.00 -16.3%0.5%4.4 $14.06
10/15/202036,900 shares $539,478.00 +17.5%0.6%5.9 $14.62
9/30/202031,400 shares $359,844.00 -20.9%0.5%5 $11.46
9/15/202039,700 shares $526,422.00 -10.2%0.7%5.9 $13.26
8/31/202044,200 shares $596,700.00 +8.1%0.7%6.3 $13.50
8/14/202040,900 shares $617,590.00 -8.5%0.7%5.3 $15.10
7/31/202044,700 shares $572,160.00 -2.0%0.7%5.3 $12.80
7/15/202045,600 shares $556,320.00 +15.7%0.8%5.1 $12.20
6/30/202039,400 shares $499,592.00 +140.2%0.7%4.1 $12.68
6/15/202016,400 shares $205,000.00 -20.8%0.3%1.7 $12.50
5/29/202020,700 shares $284,625.00 +21.8%0.3%1.9 $13.75
5/15/202017,000 shares $210,800.00 +34.9%0.3%1.6 $12.40
4/30/202012,600 shares $190,386.00 -25.0%0.2%1.2 $15.11

OVLY Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Oak Valley Bancorp's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Oak Valley Bancorp shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 31st, investors have sold 28,400 shares of OVLY short. 0.42% of Oak Valley Bancorp's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Oak Valley Bancorp's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Oak Valley Bancorp?

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. OVLY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Oak Valley Bancorp's short interest ratio.

What is a good short interest percentage for Oak Valley Bancorp?

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. 0.42% of Oak Valley Bancorp's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Oak Valley Bancorp's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Oak Valley Bancorp saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 28,400 shares, an increase of 10.1% from the previous total of 25,800 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 Oak Valley Bancorp's float size?

Oak Valley Bancorp currently has issued a total of 8,357,000 shares. Some of Oak Valley Bancorp'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 Valley Bancorp currently has a public float of 6,710,000 shares.

How does Oak Valley Bancorp's short interest compare to its competitors?

0.42% of Oak Valley Bancorp's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Oak Valley Bancorp: Cipher Mining Inc. (14.22%), Amalgamated Financial Corp. (8.41%), CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. (0.68%), First Mid Bancshares, Inc. (0.64%), Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. (0.66%), Pagaya Technologies Ltd. (22.35%), BitFuFu Inc. (1.88%), OppFi Inc. (23.40%), Northeast Bank (2.12%), Atlanticus Holdings Co. (4.09%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.93 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.31 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.42 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.26 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.79 billion), TC Energy Co. ($3.43 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.91 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.89 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Oak Valley Bancorp stock?

Short selling OVLY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Oak Valley Bancorp as its price is falling. OVLY shares are trading up $0.88 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 Oak Valley Bancorp?

A short squeeze for Oak Valley Bancorp 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 OVLY, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Oak Valley Bancorp'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 OVLY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:OVLY) was last updated on 4/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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