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Middlefield Banc (MBCN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

$21.91
-0.50 (-2.23%)
(As of 04:00 PM ET)

Middlefield Banc Short Interest Data

Current Short Interest
136,100 shares
Previous Short Interest
142,800 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-4.69%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$3.17 million
Short Interest Ratio
16.6 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
May 15, 2024
Outstanding Shares
8,067,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
1.69%
Today's Trading Volume
10,291 shares
Average Trading Volume
9,766 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
105%
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MBCN Short Interest Over Time

MBCN Days to Cover Over Time

MBCN Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Middlefield Banc Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
5/15/2024136,100 shares $3.17 million -4.7%N/A16.6 $23.32
4/30/2024142,800 shares $3.07 million -0.2%N/A16 $21.47
4/15/2024143,100 shares $3.17 million -5.7%N/A15.2 $22.15
3/31/2024151,800 shares $3.62 million -6.7%N/A14.7 $23.88
3/15/2024162,700 shares $3.86 million -2.4%N/A13.8 $23.70
2/29/2024166,700 shares $4.09 million +5.6%N/A11.1 $24.54
2/15/2024157,800 shares $4.18 million +8.9%N/A10.3 $26.52
1/31/2024144,900 shares $3.83 million -9.7%N/A9.8 $26.40
1/15/2024160,400 shares $4.73 million -3.8%N/A10.7 $29.49
12/31/2023166,700 shares $5.40 million +23.3%N/A11.2 $32.37
12/15/2023135,200 shares $4.96 million -10.5%N/A9.8 $36.70
11/30/2023151,100 shares $4.28 million +8.9%N/A12.4 $28.35
11/15/2023138,800 shares $3.91 million -5.3%N/A11.6 $28.14
10/31/2023146,500 shares $3.74 million +5.6%N/A12.2 $25.50
10/15/2023138,800 shares $3.79 million -5.1%N/A10.5 $27.33
9/30/2023146,200 shares $3.71 million -13.4%N/A9.8 $25.41
9/15/2023168,800 shares $4.85 million -9.9%N/A5.7 $28.75
8/31/2023187,300 shares $4.86 million +2.7%N/A6 $25.93
8/15/2023182,400 shares $5.16 million -9.8%N/A5.6 $28.27
7/31/2023202,300 shares $5.92 million -18.7%N/A6.2 $29.26
7/15/2023248,800 shares $6.52 million +1.1%N/A7.7 $26.22
6/30/2023246,100 shares $6.60 million +265.7%N/A8 $26.80
6/15/202367,300 shares $1.81 million +100.3%N/A2.2 $26.95
5/31/202333,600 shares $847,728.00 -14.5%N/A1.9 $25.23
5/15/202339,300 shares $892,110.00 -46.0%N/A2.5 $22.70
4/30/202372,800 shares $1.98 million -3.1%N/A4.4 $27.19
4/15/202375,100 shares $2.12 million +53.6%N/A3.6 $28.23
3/31/202348,900 shares $1.37 million +5.2%N/A2.4 $28.02
3/15/202346,500 shares $1.26 million +249.6%N/A2.1 $27.04
2/28/202313,300 shares $375,592.00 +98.5%0.3%0.8 $28.24
2/15/20236,700 shares $189,342.00 +86.1%0.1%0.4 $28.26
1/31/20233,600 shares $97,920.00 -7.7%0.1%0.2 $27.20
1/15/20233,900 shares $106,119.00 +39.3%0.1%0.4 $27.21
12/30/20222,800 shares $76,720.00 -39.1%0.1%0.3 $27.40
12/15/20224,600 shares $128,708.00 -78.7%0.1%0.6 $27.98
11/30/202221,600 shares $617,760.00 +2.4%0.4%2.8 $28.60
11/15/202221,100 shares $619,707.00 +6.6%0.4%2.7 $29.37
10/31/202219,800 shares $574,200.00 +8.2%0.4%2.7 $29.00
10/15/202218,300 shares $527,955.00 +14.4%0.3%2.5 $28.85
9/30/202216,000 shares $433,600.00 +8.8%0.3%2.2 $27.10
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9/15/202214,700 shares $401,016.00 +61.5%0.3%1.7 $27.28
8/31/20229,100 shares $245,791.00 -17.3%0.2%1 $27.01
8/15/202211,000 shares $312,180.00 +547.1%0.2%1.3 $28.38
7/31/20221,700 shares $44,523.00 +13.3%0.0%0.2 $26.19
7/15/20221,500 shares $37,649.85 -31.8%0.0%0.2 $25.10
6/30/20222,200 shares $55,440.00 -18.5%N/A0.2 $25.20
6/15/20222,700 shares $68,067.00 +80.0%0.1%0.3 $25.21
5/31/20221,500 shares $37,410.00 +7.1%N/A0.2 $24.94
5/15/20221,400 shares $35,700.00 -33.3%0.0%0.2 $25.50
4/30/20222,100 shares $55,440.00 +5.0%0.0%0.3 $26.40
4/15/20222,000 shares $49,000.00 +17.7%0.0%0.3 $24.50
3/31/20221,700 shares $42,194.00 -5.6%0.0%0.3 $24.82
3/15/20221,800 shares $45,828.00 -58.1%0.0%0.3 $25.46
2/28/20224,300 shares $109,736.00 -15.7%0.1%0.7 $25.52
2/15/20225,100 shares $132,498.00 -30.1%0.1%0.7 $25.98
1/31/20227,300 shares $186,661.00 +1.4%0.1%0.8 $25.57
1/15/20227,200 shares $184,968.00 -5.3%0.1%0.6 $25.69
12/31/20217,600 shares $188,480.00 -39.7%0.1%0.6 $24.80
12/15/202112,600 shares $323,190.00 +24.8%0.2%0.9 $25.65
11/30/202110,100 shares $251,490.00 -8.2%0.2%0.8 $24.90
11/15/202111,000 shares $303,050.00 +14.6%0.2%0.9 $27.55
10/29/20219,600 shares $240,000.00 +35.2%0.2%0.8 $25.00
10/15/20217,100 shares $168,696.00 -1.4%0.1%0.7 $23.76
9/30/20217,200 shares $171,576.00 +2.9%0.1%0.9 $23.83
9/15/20217,000 shares $166,670.00 +45.8%0.1%0.3 $23.81
8/31/20214,800 shares $114,240.00 +33.3%0.1%0.2 $23.80
8/13/20213,600 shares $85,212.00 -52.0%0.1%0.2 $23.67
7/30/20217,500 shares $180,375.00 -41.9%0.1%0.3 $24.05
7/15/202112,900 shares $302,247.00 -31.0%0.2%0.5 $23.43
6/30/202118,700 shares $441,320.00 -91.3%0.3%0.6 $23.60
6/15/2021214,500 shares $5.18 million +1.1%3.6%11.7 $24.14
5/28/2021212,200 shares $5.09 million +7.4%3.5%12 $24.00
5/14/2021197,500 shares $4.54 million +41.5%N/A9.7 $23.00
4/30/2021139,600 shares $3.16 million +30.7%N/A6.4 $22.67
4/15/2021106,800 shares $2.21 million +31.9%N/A4.9 $20.73
3/31/202181,000 shares $1.72 million +2.0%N/A4.1 $21.29
3/15/202179,400 shares $1.98 million +3.9%N/A4 $24.91
2/26/202176,400 shares $1.77 million +16.1%N/A4.2 $23.20
2/12/202165,800 shares $1.46 million -23.3%N/A4.7 $22.15
1/29/202185,800 shares $1.63 million +12.6%N/A6.7 $19.00
1/15/202176,200 shares $1.67 million -5.3%N/A7.4 $21.90
12/31/202080,500 shares $1.82 million +52.5%N/A9.6 $22.57
12/15/202052,800 shares $1.07 million -3.1%N/A6.5 $20.24
11/30/202054,500 shares $1.16 million -3.0%N/A7.7 $21.26
11/15/202056,200 shares $1.29 million -3.6%N/A7.9 $23.03
10/30/202058,300 shares $1.16 million -10.6%N/A8.6 $19.83
10/15/202065,200 shares $1.34 million -3.6%N/A9.6 $20.58
9/30/202067,600 shares $1.30 million -3.4%N/A9.3 $19.30
9/15/202070,000 shares $1.33 million -9.9%N/A3.8 $19.00
8/31/202077,700 shares $1.48 million -2.9%N/A4 $19.00
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8/14/202080,000 shares $1.46 million +3.5%N/A3.9 $18.20
7/31/202077,300 shares $1.36 million -27.6%N/A3.7 $17.64
7/15/2020106,700 shares $1.90 million -22.6%N/A5 $17.79
6/30/2020137,800 shares $2.81 million +920.7%N/A6.6 $20.41
6/15/202013,500 shares $280,800.00 +31.1%N/A1.3 $20.80
5/29/202010,300 shares $191,683.00 +49.3%N/A1 $18.61
5/15/20206,900 shares $123,165.00 +86.5%N/A0.7 $17.85
4/30/20203,700 shares $63,825.00 -49.3%N/A0.4 $17.25
4/15/20207,300 shares $121,545.00 -18.0%N/A0.8 $16.65
3/31/20208,900 shares $150,944.00 +18.7%N/A1 $16.96
3/13/20207,500 shares $126,675.00 +8.7%N/A0.7 $16.89
2/28/20206,900 shares $90,114.00 +21.1%N/A1.2 $13.06
2/14/20205,700 shares $126,426.00 +137.5%N/A1.1 $22.18
1/31/20202,400 shares $58,944.00 +9.1%N/A0.4 $24.56
1/15/20202,200 shares $54,670.00 -47.6%N/A0.4 $24.85
12/31/20194,200 shares $107,730.00 -6.7%N/A0.8 $25.65
11/15/20194,200 shares $109,158.00 +27.3%0.1%0.4 $25.99
8/15/20193,900 shares $189,150.00 -15.2%0.1%0.3 $48.50

MBCN Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Middlefield Banc's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Middlefield Banc shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 136,100 shares of MBCN short. Learn More on Middlefield Banc's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Middlefield Banc?

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. MBCN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 17.0. Learn More on Middlefield Banc's short interest ratio.

Is Middlefield Banc's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Middlefield Banc saw a decrease in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 136,100 shares, a decrease of 4.7% from the previous total of 142,800 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.

How does Middlefield Banc's short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Middlefield Banc: Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (1.45%), Citizens Financial Services, Inc. (0.54%), Oak Valley Bancorp (2.22%), HomeStreet, Inc. (4.21%), Parke Bancorp, Inc. (0.71%), California BanCorp (1.11%), Norwood Financial Corp. (0.72%), Chemung Financial Co. (0.46%), Colony Bankcorp, Inc. (0.33%), ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. (1.55%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.30 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.10 billion), General Motors ($2.84 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.77 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.22 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.12 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($2.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Middlefield Banc stock?

Short selling MBCN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Middlefield Banc as its price is falling. MBCN shares are trading down $0.50 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.

How does a short squeeze work against Middlefield Banc?

A short squeeze for Middlefield Banc 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 MBCN, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Middlefield Banc's short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including MBCN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024.



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This page (NASDAQ:MBCN) was last updated on 5/28/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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