First Bancorp of Indiana (FBPI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of First Bancorp of Indiana shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 31st, traders have sold 100 shares of FBPI short. Learn More on First Bancorp of Indiana's current short interest.

First Bancorp of Indiana saw a drop in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 100 shares, a drop of 50.0% from the previous total of 200 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 First Bancorp of Indiana: Broadway Financial Co. (0.22%), F & M Bank Corp. (0.00%), Bank of the James Financial Group, Inc. (0.10%), Potomac Bancshares, Inc. (0.01%), Central Plains Bancshares, Inc. (0.42%), CNFinance Holdings Limited (0.22%), First Bancshares, Inc. (0.00%), MDB Capital Holdings, LLC (0.07%), Westbury Bancorp, Inc. (0.01%), 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin, Inc. (0.40%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FBPI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Bancorp of Indiana as its price is falling. FBPI shares are trading up $0.05 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 First Bancorp of Indiana 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 FBPI, 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 FBPI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025.