OBX stock
OBX (OBX) short interest & short volume · 1.1M shares short
OBX official short interest (FINRA, twice monthly) and daily short volume (FINRA Reg SHO), with history, % of float and days to cover.
What changed
OBX short interest rose 22.3% to 1.1M shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report (3.2 days to cover). Daily short volume averaged 63.3% of volume over the last 20 sessions, down from 70.5% the 20 sessions before, the 56th percentile of its own 20-day averages since Aug 4, 2026.
Short interest
Official, twice monthly · settled Oct 15, 2026
- Shares short
- 1.1M
- prior 885K
- % of float
- —
- no float on file
- Days to cover
- 3.2
- avg vol 336K
- Change vs prior report
- +22.3%
| Report date | Shares short | $ value short | Change | % float | Days to cover | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | 1.1M | $13.2M | +22.3% | — | 3.2 | $12.20 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 885K | $12.1M | +249.5% | — | 1.0 | $13.73 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 253K | $4.3M | +210.7% | — | 1.0 | $17.00 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 81K | $1.4M | +125.6% | — | 1.0 | $17.51 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 36K | $642K | +100.0% | — | 1.0 | $17.77 |
Days to cover is short interest divided by FINRA's average daily volume for the period: how many average days of trading it would take shorts to buy back.
Source: FINRA equity short interest (twice monthly) · Settlement Oct 15, 2026
Daily short volume
Share of each day's volume sold short · FINRA Reg SHO
- Latest (Nov 11)
- 78.5%
- 216K of 275K
- 20-day average
- 63.3%
- prior 70.5%
- Percentile vs own history
- 56th
- 52 periods since 2026
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Source: FINRA Reg SHO daily short sale volume · Latest Nov 11, 2026
Short squeeze score (model)
Model, not a forecast: 40 pts short interest % of float (full at 30%), 25 pts days to cover (full at 10), 15 pts rise in short interest since the prior report (full at +50%), 20 pts price gain since the settlement date (full at +25%). Missing inputs score 0.
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Market-wide: most shorted stocks, biggest changes and unusual short volume · OBX overview
| Date | Short | Total | Short % of volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | 215,619 | 274,849 | 78.5% |
| 2026-11-10 | 231,461 | 461,747 | 50.1% |
| 2026-11-09 | 521,264 | 627,086 | 83.1% |
| 2026-11-06 | 547,438 | 1,105,711 | 49.5% |
| 2026-11-05 | 140,625 | 318,626 | 44.1% |
| 2026-11-04 | 112,660 | 204,281 | 55.1% |
| 2026-11-03 | 187,899 | 263,850 | 71.2% |
| 2026-11-02 | 142,821 | 225,495 | 63.3% |
| 2026-10-30 | 145,166 | 223,477 | 65.0% |
| 2026-10-29 | 48,831 | 118,192 | 41.3% |
OBX short interest FAQ
What is OBX's short interest?
OBX had 1.1M shares sold short and not yet covered in FINRA's Oct 15, 2026 settlement report.
How many days to cover does OBX have?
3.2 days: 1.1M shares short divided by an average daily volume of 336K for the Oct 15, 2026 period.
Is OBX short interest rising or falling?
OBX short interest rose (+22.3%) from 885K to 1.1M shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report.
Is OBX a short squeeze candidate?
Lician's squeeze watch scores OBX 15 out of 100 (low) from the Oct 15, 2026 report: days to cover 8.1/25, change in short interest vs prior report 6.7/15. It is a transparent model of how crowded the short side is, not a forecast that a squeeze will happen.
What share of OBX daily volume is sold short?
63.3% on average over the last 20 sessions to Nov 11, 2026 (FINRA Reg SHO daily short volume; the 56th percentile of its own 20-day averages). Short volume counts market makers' same-day short sales, so it is not short interest.
What was OBX's latest FINRA short volume?
On Nov 11, 2026, cached FINRA short volume for OBX was 215,619 shares, 78.5% of 274,849 total volume.
How many OBX short-volume sessions are listed on this page?
This page lists 10 cached FINRA short-volume sessions for OBX, from Oct 29, 2026 through Nov 11, 2026.
How did OBX short volume percent change from the prior cached session?
Cached FINRA short volume for OBX moved from 50.1% on Nov 10, 2026 to 78.5% on Nov 11, 2026, up 28.4 percentage points.
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