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 closed out or covered. As of October 15th, traders have sold 800 shares of WCFB short. Learn More on WCF Bancorp's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. WCFB shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on WCF Bancorp's short interest ratio.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to WCF Bancorp: BayFirst Financial Corp. (0.55%), Oak Ridge Financial Services, Inc. (0.07%), Digihost Technology Inc. (0.15%), Catalyst Bancorp, Inc. (0.16%), Texas Community Bancshares, Inc. (0.05%), OptimumBank Holdings, Inc. (0.11%), CFSB Bancorp, Inc. (0.10%), FFW Co. (0.01%), First Seacoast Bancorp, Inc. (0.17%), Northeast Indiana Bancorp, Inc. (0.00%),

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 WCFB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from WCF Bancorp as its price is falling. WCFB shares are trading down $0.03 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 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 October, 15 2024.