FS Credit Opportunities (FSCO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of FS Credit Opportunities shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 28th, investors have sold 405,300 shares of FSCO short. 0.12% of FS Credit Opportunities' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on FS Credit Opportunities' 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. 0.12% of FS Credit Opportunities' floating shares are currently sold short.

FS Credit Opportunities saw a decrease in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 405,300 shares, a decrease of 2.7% from the previous total of 416,700 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.

0.12% of FS Credit Opportunities' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "asset management" compare to FS Credit Opportunities: Oxford Lane Capital Corp. (0.95%), Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. (0.23%), BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund (0.06%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($23.74 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.75 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($6.56 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($5.40 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.57 billion), AppLovin Co. ($4.45 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.33 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.23 billion), Schlumberger Limited ($3.22 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.06 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FSCO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from FS Credit Opportunities as its price is falling. FSCO shares are trading up $0.11 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 FS Credit Opportunities 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 FSCO, 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 FSCO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2025.