Southern California Bancorp (BCAL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Southern California Bancorp shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 31st, investors have sold 355,000 shares of BCAL short. 1.57% of Southern California Bancorp's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Southern California Bancorp's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. BCAL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Southern California Bancorp's short interest ratio.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 1.57% of Southern California Bancorp's floating shares are currently sold short.

Southern California Bancorp saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 355,000 shares, an increase of 7.1% from the previous total of 331,400 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.

Southern California Bancorp currently has issued a total of 32,402,000 shares. Some of Southern California Bancorp's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Southern California Bancorp currently has a public float of 22,580,000 shares.

1.57% of Southern California Bancorp's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Southern California Bancorp: Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. (1.91%), Merchants Bancorp (3.13%), Perella Weinberg Partners (5.28%), Columbia Financial, Inc. (7.51%), Customers Bancorp, Inc. (6.98%), Coastal Financial Co. (6.06%), Triumph Financial, Inc. (9.17%), LexinFintech Holdings Ltd. (6.19%), Veritex Holdings, Inc. (3.04%), Iris Energy Limited (9.84%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.93 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.31 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.42 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.26 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.79 billion), TC Energy Co. ($3.43 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.91 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.89 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BCAL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Southern California Bancorp as its price is falling. BCAL shares are trading up $0.08 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 Southern California 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 BCAL, 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 BCAL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2025.