First State Financial (FSTF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of First State Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 15th, traders have sold 1,000 shares of FSTF short. Learn More on First State Financial's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. FSTF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on First State Financial's short interest ratio.

First State Financial saw a increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,000 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 "state commercial banks" compare to First State Financial: Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (0.84%), Northeast Bank (0.97%), The Bank of Nova Scotia (2.56%), Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A. (0.58%), The Bank of New York Mellon Co. (1.33%), M&T Bank Co. (2.63%), Fifth Third Bancorp (2.79%), First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (2.12%), and State Street Co. (0.96%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.14 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.15 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.69 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.48 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.24 billion), International Paper ($2.04 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.96 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.91 billion), and SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.84 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FSTF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First State 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 First State 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 FSTF, 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 FSTF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2024.