Olympus (OLYMY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Olympus shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 15th, traders have sold 33,200 shares of OLYMY short. Learn More on Olympus' current short interest.

Olympus saw a increase in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 33,200 shares, an increase of 84.4% from the previous total of 18,000 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 "medical instruments & supplies" compare to Olympus: Straumann Holding AG (0.63%), Avantor, Inc. (4.86%), and BioLife Solutions, Inc. (7.76%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.14 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.15 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.69 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.48 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.24 billion), International Paper ($2.04 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.96 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.91 billion), and SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.84 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling OLYMY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Olympus as its price is falling. OLYMY shares are trading up $0.07 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 Olympus 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 OLYMY, 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 OLYMY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2024.