Bancorp 34 (BCTF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Bancorp 34 shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 30th, investors have sold 400 shares of BCTF short. Learn More on Bancorp 34's current short interest.

Bancorp 34 saw a increase in short interest during the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 400 shares, an increase of 300.0% 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 "banking" compare to Bancorp 34: John Marshall Bancorp, Inc. (0.46%), Security National Financial Co. (0.21%), Ponce Financial Group, Inc. (0.31%), Fidelity D & D Bancorp, Inc. (0.66%), Pioneer Bancorp, Inc. (0.24%), PCB Bancorp (0.38%), Primis Financial Corp. (0.42%), Colony Bankcorp, Inc. (0.43%), LINKBANCORP, Inc. (1.30%), First Bank (0.18%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.55 billion), Spotify Technology S.A. ($3.84 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.07 billion), International Paper ($3.00 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.93 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.54 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.53 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.24 billion), and Reddit, Inc. ($2.00 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BCTF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Bancorp 34 as its price is falling. BCTF shares are trading down $0.19 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 Bancorp 34 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 BCTF, 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 BCTF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2024.