First Resource Bancorp (FRSB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of First Resource Bancorp shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 600 shares of FRSB short. Learn More on First Resource Bancorp's current short interest.

First Resource Bancorp saw a drop in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 600 shares, a drop of 60.0% from the previous total of 1,500 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 sector of "finance" compare to First Resource Bancorp: Pacific Valley Bancorp (0.00%), OptimumBank Holdings, Inc. (0.08%), Solera National Bancorp, Inc. (0.01%), Lifestore Financial Group, Inc. (0.01%), Sturgis Bancorp, Inc. (0.04%), Oak Ridge Financial Services, Inc. (0.01%), Chino Commercial Bancorp (0.00%), Pinnacle Bankshares Co. (0.00%), Community Capital Bancshares, Inc. (0.01%), Pioneer Bankshares, Inc. (0.01%),

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.

Short selling FRSB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Resource 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 First Resource Bancorp 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 FRSB, 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 FRSB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024.