Pinnacle Bankshares (PPBN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Pinnacle Bankshares shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 15th, traders have sold 100 shares of PPBN short. Learn More on Pinnacle Bankshares' current short interest.

Pinnacle Bankshares saw a increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 100 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 "banking" compare to Pinnacle Bankshares: Timberland Bancorp, Inc. (0.33%), Blue Foundry Bancorp (2.13%), Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (1.57%), Princeton Bancorp, Inc. (0.79%), Oak Valley Bancorp (1.33%), FVCBankcorp, Inc. (0.46%), Mercurity Fintech Holding Inc. (0.18%), OP Bancorp (0.18%), Middlefield Banc Corp. (1.57%), Onity Group (0.65%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($6.15 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.04 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.77 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.71 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.34 billion), Aptiv PLC ($2.18 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.07 billion), International Paper ($2.01 billion), AppLovin Co. ($1.95 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.89 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PPBN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Pinnacle Bankshares 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 Pinnacle Bankshares 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 PPBN, 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 PPBN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2024.