First Niles Financial (FNFI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of First Niles Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, investors have sold 100 shares of FNFI short. Learn More on First Niles Financial's current short interest.

First Niles Financial saw a increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 100 shares, an increase of ∞ from the previous total of 0 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 Niles Financial: Ottawa Bancorp, Inc. (0.08%), HFB Financial Co. (0.01%), Equitable Financial Corp. (0.03%), High Country Bancorp, Inc. (0.01%), Mogo Inc. (0.24%), Community Capital Bancshares, Inc. (0.02%), Pinnacle Bancshares, Inc. (0.01%), Pioneer Bankshares, Inc. (0.01%), Quaint Oak Bancorp, Inc. (0.00%), Sphere 3D Corp. (2.18%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.83 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.98 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.97 billion), International Paper ($2.64 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.81 billion), SoundHound AI, Inc. ($1.59 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FNFI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Niles Financial as its price is falling. FNFI shares are trading down $0.25 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 Niles 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 FNFI, 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 FNFI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024.