Metropolitan Bank & Trust (MTPOF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Metropolitan Bank & Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 30th, investors have sold 600 shares of MTPOF short. Learn More on Metropolitan Bank & Trust's current short interest.

Metropolitan Bank & Trust saw a decline in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 600 shares, a decline of 87.8% from the previous total of 4,900 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.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.04 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.69 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.64 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.61 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.30 billion), Aptiv PLC ($2.09 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.04 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.97 billion), and International Paper ($1.95 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MTPOF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Metropolitan Bank & Trust as its price is falling. MTPOF shares are trading up $0.01 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 Metropolitan Bank & Trust 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 MTPOF, 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 MTPOF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2024.