Citizens Bancshares (CZBS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Citizens Bancshares shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 15th, investors have sold 100 shares of CZBS short. 0.01% of Citizens Bancshares' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Citizens 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. 0.01% of Citizens Bancshares' floating shares are currently sold short.

Citizens Bancshares saw a decrease in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 100 shares, a decrease of 66.7% from the previous total of 300 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.

0.01% of Citizens Bancshares' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Citizens Bancshares: Open Lending Co. (3.00%), Red River Bancshares, Inc. (0.57%), Community West Bancshares (0.80%), Mercurity Fintech Holding Inc. (2.19%), Bit Digital, Inc. (36.94%), Source Capital, Inc. (0.30%), VersaBank (0.46%), Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (0.82%), Northeast Community Bancorp, Inc. (0.88%), Southern States Bancshares, Inc. (0.67%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($26.28 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.53 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.50 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.86 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.85 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.28 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.82 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.78 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.87 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CZBS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Citizens Bancshares as its price is falling. CZBS shares are trading down $1.70 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 Citizens Bancshares 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 CZBS, 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 CZBS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2025.