Jeffersonville Bancorp (JFBC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Jeffersonville Bancorp: Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (0.96%), Southern States Bancshares, Inc. (0.46%), Orange County Bancorp, Inc. (0.94%), Citizens Financial Services, Inc. (0.76%), ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. (3.23%), BayCom Corp (0.47%), Ponce Financial Group, Inc. (0.31%), Fidelity D & D Bancorp, Inc. (0.66%), John Marshall Bancorp, Inc. (0.46%), Security National Financial Co. (0.21%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($4.85 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.81 billion), International Paper ($2.96 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.40 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.38 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($2.05 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.03 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.82 billion), and Tractor Supply ($1.65 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling JFBC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Jeffersonville Bancorp as its price is falling. JFBC shares are trading down $0.52 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 Jeffersonville 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 JFBC, 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 JFBC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 15 2024.