Oak Ridge Financial Services (BKOR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Oak Ridge Financial Services shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 15th, traders have sold 100 shares of BKOR short. Learn More on Oak Ridge Financial Services' current short interest.

Oak Ridge Financial Services saw a increase in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 100 shares, an increase of ∞ from the previous total of 0 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Oak Ridge Financial Services: First National Co. (0.10%), Virginia National Bankshares Co. (0.27%), BCB Bancorp, Inc. (0.48%), Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. (0.09%), Western New England Bancorp, Inc. (0.36%), United Bancorporation of Alabama, Inc. (0.00%), SWK Holdings Co. (0.37%), First Western Financial, Inc. (0.92%), First Savings Financial Group, Inc. (0.09%), First Community Co. (0.14%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($4.85 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.81 billion), International Paper ($2.96 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.40 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.38 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($2.05 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.03 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.82 billion), and Tractor Supply ($1.65 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BKOR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Oak Ridge Financial Services 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 Ridge Financial Services occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of BKOR, 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 BKOR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 15 2024.