CBB Bancorp (CBBI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of CBB Bancorp shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 15th, investors have sold 1,100 shares of CBBI short. Learn More on CBB Bancorp's current short interest.

CBB Bancorp saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,100 shares, an increase of 1,000.0% from the previous total of 100 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 "national commercial banks" compare to CBB Bancorp: Landmark Bancorp, Inc. (1.60%), American Bank Incorporated (0.00%), Meridian Co. (0.10%), CF Bankshares Inc. (0.11%), FNCB Bancorp, Inc. (0.37%), Chesapeake Financial Shares, Inc. (0.00%), BNCCORP, Inc. (0.00%), Harleysville Financial Co. (0.01%), Old Point Financial Co. (0.09%), United Security Bancshares (0.16%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Cummins Inc. ($8.93 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($7.79 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.31 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.00 billion), General Motors ($3.36 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.10 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($2.92 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.74 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.72 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($2.31 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CBBI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from CBB Bancorp as its price is falling. CBBI shares are trading down $0.30 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 CBB Bancorp 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 CBBI, 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 CBBI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2024.