WCF Bancorp (WCFB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of WCF Bancorp shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 15th, investors have sold 6,400 shares of WCFB short. Learn More on WCF Bancorp's current short interest.

WCF Bancorp saw a increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 6,400 shares, an increase of 6,300.0% from the previous total of 100 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 WCF Bancorp: CFSB Bancorp, Inc. (0.25%), Lifestore Financial Group, Inc. (0.01%), Usio, Inc. (0.16%), Catalyst Bancorp, Inc. (0.17%), First Seacoast Bancorp, Inc. (0.23%), Texas Community Bancshares, Inc. (0.25%), OptimumBank Holdings, Inc. (0.39%), Chino Commercial Bancorp (0.01%), CIB Marine Bancshares, Inc. (0.01%), Solera National Bancorp, Inc. (0.00%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($4.18 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.91 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.16 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.75 billion), International Paper ($2.57 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.06 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.06 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.00 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.63 billion), and Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling WCFB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from WCF Bancorp 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 WCF 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 WCFB, 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 WCFB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2025.