CBL International (BANL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of CBL International shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, investors have sold 1,100 shares of BANL short. 0.03% of CBL International's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on CBL International's current short interest.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.03% of CBL International's floating shares are currently sold short.

CBL International currently has issued a total of 27,500,000 shares. Some of CBL International's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. CBL International currently has a public float of 4,180,000 shares.

0.03% of CBL International's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "wholesale" compare to CBL International: Natural Health Trends Corp. (0.46%), Rave Restaurant Group, Inc. (0.37%), GD Culture Group Limited (2.51%), Hydrofarm Holdings Group, Inc. (5.57%), Davis Commodities Limited (0.33%), Greenwave Technology Solutions, Inc. (3.98%), Taitron Components Incorporated (0.06%), Cosmos Health Inc. (0.77%), Educational Development Co. (0.29%), Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited (0.01%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BANL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from CBL International as its price is falling. BANL shares are trading down $0.11 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 CBL International 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 BANL, 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 BANL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.