Great American Bancorp (GTPS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Great American Bancorp shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 15th, traders have sold 100 shares of GTPS short. Learn More on Great American Bancorp's current short interest.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Great American Bancorp: TC Bancshares, Inc. (0.18%), F & M Bank Corp. (0.01%), Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc. (6.61%), Madison County Financial, Inc. (0.00%), Potomac Bancshares, Inc. (0.00%), Pinnacle Bankshares Co. (0.00%), Bank of the James Financial Group, Inc. (0.15%), Usio, Inc. (0.32%), First Bancshares, Inc. (0.00%), 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin, Inc. (0.07%),

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 GTPS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Great American Bancorp as its price is falling. GTPS shares are trading up $4.50 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 Great American Bancorp 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 GTPS, 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 GTPS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2024.