OCLTU Short Volume
OceanLight Acquisition Corporation Units (OCLTU) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Shell Companies industry, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 0.00 to the broader market. Blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses. Led by Ping Zhang, public since 2026-08-06.
Short volume measures the number of shares sold short on a given day as reported by FINRA. Tracking short volume relative to total volume helps identify unusual bearish sentiment or short-squeeze potential.
- Latest Date
- 2026-08-26
- Short Volume
- 390
- Total Volume
- 6.8K
- Short %
- 5.74%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 48.97%
Showing 12 days of FINRA short volume data for OceanLight Acquisition Corporation Units.
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Frequently asked OCLTU short volume questions
- What is the daily OCLTU short volume?
- As of Aug 26, 2026, OceanLight Acquisition Corporation Units (OCLTU) short volume is 390 shares against 6.8K total reported volume, or 5.74% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is OCLTU short volume reported?
- FINRA publishes the Daily Short Sale Volume File for trades reported to FINRA TRFs and the FINRA/Nasdaq ADF on a T+1 basis. The headline figure is the count of shares that printed at the short-sale or short-exempt tick across all reporting venues for the symbol; each exchange separately publishes its own daily short-sale data file.
- What does OCLTU short volume tell options traders?
- Daily short-sale flow is one input that helps disambiguate dealer-hedging activity from directional bear flow when the chain shows fresh customer call inventory. It is not a clean MM-only proxy: the headline number mixes directional shorting, options-MM delta-hedging, ETF-creation arbitrage, and convertible-arb hedging. Cross-check against gamma-exposure and OI changes for a cleaner read.