Commercial National Financial (CNAF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Commercial National Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 15th, traders have sold 1,800 shares of CNAF short. 0.08% of Commercial National Financial's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Commercial National Financial's 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. 0.08% of Commercial National Financial's floating shares are currently sold short.

Commercial National Financial saw a increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,800 shares, an increase of 260.0% from the previous total of 500 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.

0.08% of Commercial National Financial's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "state commercial banks" compare to Commercial National Financial: Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. (0.22%), BayFirst Financial Corp. (0.35%), First US Bancshares, Inc. (0.15%), United Bancorp, Inc. (0.27%), Auburn National Bancorporation, Inc. (0.30%), F & M Bank Corp. (0.00%), Bank of the James Financial Group, Inc. (0.12%), Westbury Bancorp, Inc. (0.01%), Mission Valley Bancorp (0.02%), Touchstone Bankshares, Inc. (0.01%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($25.81 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.38 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($7.74 billion), AppLovin Co. ($6.32 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($5.97 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.89 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.94 billion), Schlumberger Limited ($3.19 billion), and Reddit, Inc. ($3.01 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CNAF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Commercial National Financial as its price is falling. 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 Commercial National Financial 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 CNAF, 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 CNAF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 15 2025.