TC Bancshares (TCBC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of TC Bancshares shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, investors have sold 6,500 shares of TCBC short. 0.18% of TC Bancshares' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on TC Bancshares' current short interest.

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. 0.18% of TC Bancshares' floating shares are currently sold short.

TC Bancshares saw a decline in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 6,500 shares, a decline of 48.4% from the previous total of 12,600 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.

TC Bancshares currently has issued a total of 4,190,000 shares. Some of TC Bancshares' 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. TC Bancshares currently has a public float of 3,550,000 shares.

0.18% of TC Bancshares' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to TC Bancshares: First US Bancshares, Inc. (0.07%), AmeriServ Financial, Inc. (0.06%), Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (0.06%), MVB Financial Corp. (0.38%), Plumas Bancorp (0.45%), Greystone Housing Impact Investors LP (0.12%), Parke Bancorp, Inc. (0.63%), LINKBANCORP, Inc. (1.60%), Timberland Bancorp, Inc. (0.33%), Blue Foundry Bancorp (2.13%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.45 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.69 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.55 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.13 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.96 billion), Onsemi ($1.94 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.84 billion), Enphase Energy, Inc. ($1.77 billion), Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.69 billion), and International Paper ($1.54 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling TCBC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from TC Bancshares as its price is falling. TCBC shares are trading down $0.35 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 TC Bancshares 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 TCBC, 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 TCBC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2024.