First National (FXNC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $20.46 +0.16 (+0.79%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$20.46 +0.00 (+0.02%) As of 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock First National Short Interest DataFirst National (FXNC) has a short interest of 221,300 shares, representing 2.91% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 136.18% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.9, indicating that it would take 5.9 days of the average trading volume of 22,273 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest221,300 sharesPrevious Short Interest93,700 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+136.18%Dollar Volume Sold Short$4.31 millionShort Interest Ratio5.9 Days to CoverLast Record DateJune 30, 2025Outstanding Shares8,990,000 sharesFloat Size7,610,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.91%Today's Trading Volume21,305 sharesAverage Trading Volume22,273 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average96% Short Selling First National? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for First National and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartFXNC Short Interest Over TimeFXNC Days to Cover Over TimeFXNC Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time First National Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 6/30/2025221,300 shares $4.31 million +136.2%2.9%5.9 $19.47 6/15/202593,700 shares $1.77 million +10.6%1.2%4.4 $18.88 5/31/202584,700 shares $1.71 million +26.0%1.1%3.9 $20.24 5/15/202567,200 shares $1.41 million +6.2%0.9%2.8 $20.98 4/30/202563,300 shares $1.23 million -7.1%0.8%2.4 $19.50 4/15/202568,100 shares $1.27 million +16.6%0.9%2.7 $18.60 3/31/202558,400 shares $1.31 million +32.7%0.8%2.3 $22.45 3/15/202544,000 shares $979 thousand -20.4%0.6%1.6 $22.25 2/28/202555,300 shares $1.36 million +120.3%0.7%2.2 $24.53 2/15/202525,100 shares $655.11 thousand +9.6%0.3%1.1 $26.10 Get the Latest News and Ratings for FXNC and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for First National and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 1/31/202522,900 shares $581.66 thousand -27.1%0.3%1.1 $25.40 1/15/202531,400 shares $725.97 thousand +24.1%0.4%1.7 $23.12 12/31/202425,300 shares $582.15 thousand +251.4%0.3%1.4 $23.01 12/15/20247,200 shares $182.52 thousand -2.7%0.1%0.4 $25.35 11/30/20247,400 shares $183.67 thousand +10.5%0.1%0.6 $24.82 11/15/20246,700 shares $159.46 thousand -5.6%0.1%0.7 $23.80 10/31/20247,100 shares $150.38 thousand -11.3%0.1%1 $21.18 10/15/20248,000 shares $147.48 thousand -88.3%0.1%1.2 $18.43 9/30/202468,500 shares $1.20 million +9.1%1.0%12.7 $17.50 9/15/202462,800 shares $1.10 million +6.6%1.3%15.3 $17.44 8/31/202458,900 shares $1.02 million +3.5%1.2%14 $17.28 8/15/202456,900 shares $956.49 thousand +13.6%1.2%13.2 $16.81 7/31/202450,100 shares $891.28 thousand +110.5%1.0%10.9 $17.79 7/15/202423,800 shares $374.37 thousand +58.7%0.5%5.4 $15.73 6/30/202415,000 shares $227.85 thousand -2.0%0.3%3.6 $15.19 6/15/202415,300 shares $228.74 thousand +125.0%0.3%3.5 $14.95 5/31/20246,800 shares $106.49 thousand +11.5%0.1%1.6 $15.66 5/15/20246,100 shares $93.94 thousand -18.7%0.1%1.6 $15.40 4/30/20247,500 shares $110.70 thousand -8.5%0.2%1.9 $14.76 4/15/20248,200 shares $125.05 thousand -17.2%0.2%1.9 $15.25 3/31/20249,900 shares $160.97 thousand +3.1%0.2%2.3 $16.26 3/15/20249,600 shares $168.96 thousand -1.0%0.2%1.8 $17.60 2/29/20249,700 shares $174.41 thousand +29.3%0.2%1.3 $17.98 2/15/20247,500 shares $142.05 thousand +4.2%0.2%1 $18.94 1/31/20247,200 shares $149.33 thousand No Change0.1%0.9 $20.74 4/15/20236,300 shares $94.50 thousand +14.6%N/A1.1 $15.00 3/31/20235,500 shares $86.96 thousand +52.8%N/A1.1 $15.81 3/15/20233,600 shares $61.20 thousand +111.8%N/A0.8 $17.00 2/28/20231,700 shares $30.65 thousand No ChangeN/A0.4 $18.03 2/15/20231,700 shares $29.17 thousand -69.6%N/A0.4 $17.16A grave, grave error. 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Here’s the full story for you. 1/31/20235,600 shares $96.10 thousand +55.6%N/A1.9 $17.16 1/15/20233,600 shares $64.08 thousand +16.1%N/A0.8 $17.80 12/30/20223,100 shares $53.10 thousand +82.4%N/A0.6 $17.13 12/15/20221,700 shares $28.78 thousand +13.3%N/A0.3 $16.93 11/30/20221,500 shares $28.11 thousand -11.8%N/A0.2 $18.74 11/15/20221,700 shares $31.08 thousand +21.4%N/A0.2 $18.28 10/31/20221,400 shares $23.28 thousand -17.7%N/A0.2 $16.63 10/15/20221,700 shares $24.89 thousand -22.7%N/A0.2 $14.64 9/30/20222,200 shares $33.66 thousand -78.4%N/A0.3 $15.30 9/15/202210,200 shares $165.04 thousand +183.3%N/A1.4 $16.18 8/31/20223,600 shares $62.28 thousand -21.7%N/A0.9 $17.30 8/15/20224,600 shares $82.57 thousand No ChangeN/A1.3 $17.95 7/31/20224,600 shares $83.44 thousand -24.6%N/A1.4 $18.14 7/15/20226,100 shares $102.24 thousand -33.0%N/A1.7 $16.76 6/30/20229,100 shares $166.08 thousand +30.0%N/A3.4 $18.25 6/15/20227,000 shares $129.50 thousand -4.1%0.2%3.3 $18.50 5/31/20227,300 shares $149.65 thousand -1.4%N/A3.7 $20.50 5/15/20227,400 shares $151.70 thousand -14.0%N/A3.2 $20.50 4/30/20228,600 shares $181.72 thousand +14.7%N/A2.8 $21.13 4/15/20227,500 shares $157.80 thousand No ChangeN/A2.7 $21.04 3/31/20227,500 shares $157.50 thousand -8.5%N/A2.2 $21.00 3/15/20228,200 shares $170.15 thousand -8.9%N/A2.3 $20.75 2/28/20229,000 shares $191.25 thousand -15.9%N/A2.1 $21.25 2/15/202210,700 shares $234.33 thousand -24.1%N/A2.4 $21.90 1/31/202214,100 shares $324.30 thousand -11.3%N/A4.4 $23.00 1/15/202215,900 shares $365.70 thousand -10.2%N/A5.5 $23.00 12/31/202117,700 shares $407.10 thousand -15.3%N/A6.3 $23.00 12/15/202120,900 shares $464.40 thousand -9.1%N/A8.7 $22.22 11/30/202123,000 shares $522.10 thousand -1.7%N/A4.8 $22.70 11/15/202123,400 shares $537.50 thousand -3.3%N/A4 $22.97 10/29/202124,200 shares $550.55 thousand -11.4%N/A3.7 $22.75 10/15/202127,300 shares $618.89 thousand -16.8%N/A4 $22.67 9/30/202132,800 shares $754.40 thousand +91.8%N/A4 $23.00 9/15/202117,100 shares $369.36 thousand +14.0%N/A1.9 $21.60 8/31/202115,000 shares $316.20 thousand -18.0%0.3%1.9 $21.08 8/13/202118,300 shares $398.03 thousand -11.6%0.4%2.5 $21.75 7/30/202120,700 shares $439.88 thousand -1.9%0.6%2.6 $21.25 7/15/202121,100 shares $483.19 thousand -7.9%0.6%2.6 $22.90 6/30/202122,900 shares $459.83 thousand +990.5%0.6%3.1 $20.08 6/15/20212,100 shares $40.32 thousand -69.1%0.1%0.2 $19.20 5/28/20216,800 shares $124.61 thousand +325.0%0.2%1 $18.33 5/14/20211,600 shares $28.72 thousand -48.4%0.0%0.2 $17.95 4/30/20213,100 shares $56.95 thousand +63.2%0.1%0.4 $18.37 4/15/20211,900 shares $34.68 thousand -71.2%0.1%0.3 $18.25 3/31/20216,600 shares $120.45 thousand +633.3%0.2%1 $18.25 3/15/2021900 shares $16.32 thousand -91.4%0.0%0.2 $18.13 2/26/202110,400 shares $180.44 thousand +205.9%0.3%3 $17.35 2/12/20213,400 shares $61.13 thousand +61.9%0.1%0.9 $17.98 1/29/20212,100 shares $37.84 thousand -19.2%0.1%0.6 $18.02 1/15/20212,600 shares $46.80 thousand -7.1%0.1%0.7 $18.00A grave, grave error. (Ad)I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. Because here we are, a quarter of a century later, almost to the exact day, and it’s happening again. Here’s the full story for you. 12/31/20202,800 shares $47.60 thousand +64.7%0.1%0.8 $17.00 12/15/20201,700 shares $26.61 thousand +183.3%0.0%0.5 $15.65 11/30/2020600 shares $9.39 thousand No Change0.0%0.1 $15.65 11/15/2020600 shares $8.59 thousand -45.5%0.0%0.2 $14.31 10/30/20201,100 shares $15.40 thousand -15.4%0.0%0.5 $14.00 10/15/20201,300 shares $18.19 thousand -13.3%0.0%0.5 $13.99 9/30/20201,500 shares $21.18 thousand No Change0.0%0.5 $14.12 9/15/20201,500 shares $21.03 thousand -37.5%0.0%0.4 $14.02 FXNC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is First National's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of First National shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 30th, investors have sold 221,300 shares of FXNC short. 2.91% of First National's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on First National's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for First National? 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. FXNC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on First National's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for First National? 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. 2.91% of First National's floating shares are currently sold short. Is First National's short interest increasing or decreasing? First National saw a increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 221,300 shares, an increase of 136.2% from the previous total of 93,700 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. What is First National's float size? First National currently has issued a total of 8,990,000 shares. Some of First National'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. First National currently has a public float of 7,610,000 shares. How does First National's short interest compare to its competitors? 2.91% of First National's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to First National: Independent Bank Corporation (0.98%), Velocity Financial, Inc. (0.29%), Orrstown Financial Services Inc (2.23%), Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (0.94%), Five Star Bancorp (1.00%), South Plains Financial, Inc. (0.81%), Bit Digital, Inc. (14.13%), SmartFinancial, Inc. (0.62%), Capital Bancorp, Inc. (3.43%), Mid Penn Bancorp (1.99%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($72.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($26.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.61 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.52 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.70 billion), WD-40 Company ($7.66 billion), Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.10 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.80 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF ($5.53 billion), and Vanguard Large-Cap ETF ($5.35 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short First National stock? Short selling FXNC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First National as its price is falling. FXNC shares are trading up $0.09 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. How does a short squeeze work against First National? A short squeeze for First National 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 FXNC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is First National's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including FXNC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2025. 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