First Northern Community Bancorp (FNRN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of First Northern Community Bancorp shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 15th, investors have sold 100 shares of FNRN short. Learn More on First Northern Community Bancorp's current short interest.

First Northern Community Bancorp saw a decrease in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 100 shares, a decrease 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 Northern Community Bancorp: Qudian Inc. (0.88%), South Plains Financial, Inc. (0.43%), HarborOne Bancorp, Inc. (0.57%), Shore Bancshares, Inc. (0.54%), Midland States Bancorp, Inc. (1.38%), Peoples Financial Services Corp. (0.58%), AMTD Digital Inc. (0.38%), Greene County Bancorp, Inc. (0.77%), Alerus Financial Co. (0.76%), Bit Digital, Inc. (20.52%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.32 billion), Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.06 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.45 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.79 billion), International Paper ($2.70 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.21 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($2.13 billion), and Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.05 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FNRN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Northern Community Bancorp 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 First Northern Community Bancorp 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 FNRN, 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 FNRN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 15 2024.