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BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) (BCBP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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As of 09/4/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) Short Interest Overview

As of August 14, 2026, BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) (BCBP) had a short interest of 855,868 shares sold short, representing 5.34% of the public float. This marks a 10.65% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.8, meaning it would take 3.8 days of the average trading volume of 140,029 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
855,868 shares
Previous Short Interest
773,477 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
10.65%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$7.70 million
Short Interest Ratio
3.8 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
August 14, 2026
Outstanding Shares
18,102,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
5.34%
Today's Trading Volume
74,717 shares
Average Trading Volume
140,029 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
53%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
8/14/2026855,868 shares $7.70 million +10.7%5.3%3.84 $9.00
7/31/2026773,477 shares $7.73 million +12.2%5.0%5.38 $9.99
7/15/2026689,482 shares $7.13 million -9.2%4.5%4.93 $10.34
6/30/2026759,522 shares $8.14 million +61.1%4.9%2.68 $10.72
6/15/2026471,591 shares $5.23 million +30.6%3.1%2.82 $11.08
5/29/2026361,238 shares $3.77 million +1.2%2.4%3.37 $10.44
5/15/2026356,826 shares $3.40 million -13.7%2.3%4.45 $9.52
4/30/2026413,470 shares $4.20 million -9.8%2.7%3.69 $10.15
4/15/2026458,440 shares $4.28 million -16.5%3.0%4.7 $9.33
3/31/2026548,814 shares $4.93 million -1.9%3.6%6.49 $8.98
3/13/2026559,586 shares $4.50 million +22.7%3.7%6.34 $8.05
2/27/2026456,121 shares $3.65 million +5.3%3.0%5.45 $8.00
2/13/2026433,071 shares $3.67 million -8.1%2.8%3.83 $8.48
1/30/2026471,101 shares $3.72 million +17.4%3.2%3.84 $7.89
1/15/2026401,416 shares $3.24 million +17.3%2.7%5.73 $8.07
12/31/2025342,232 shares $2.76 million +12.6%2.3%4.5 $8.07
12/15/2025303,842 shares $2.55 million +4.4%2.0%3.5 $8.40
11/28/2025291,073 shares $2.33 million +15.5%2.0%3.44 $8.00
11/14/2025251,969 shares $1.94 million +15.5%1.7%3.15 $7.69
10/31/2025218,173 shares $1.73 million -19.9%1.5%2.7 $7.94
10/15/2025272,200 shares $2.20 million -8.4%1.8%4.2 $8.10
9/30/2025297,200 shares $2.58 million -0.7%1.9%4.7 $8.68
9/15/2025299,400 shares $2.56 million -4.8%2.0%4.2 $8.56
8/31/2025314,400 shares $2.80 million -7.8%2.1%4.2 $8.90
8/15/2025341,000 shares $2.85 million -0.9%2.3%4.3 $8.37
7/31/2025344,000 shares $2.88 million +22.5%2.3%4.4 $8.36
7/15/2025280,900 shares $2.40 million -6.5%1.9%3.4 $8.56
6/30/2025300,300 shares $2.53 million +54.4%2.0%3.7 $8.42
6/15/2025194,500 shares $1.50 million +41.3%1.3%2.7 $7.70
5/31/2025137,700 shares $1.12 million +11.1%0.9%2.1 $8.14
5/15/2025124,000 shares $1.05 million -11.6%0.8%1.9 $8.44
4/30/2025140,300 shares $1.15 million +11.6%0.9%2.3 $8.22
4/15/2025125,700 shares $1.18 million +4.9%0.8%2.1 $9.39
3/31/2025119,800 shares $1.18 million -0.8%0.8%2.2 $9.86
3/15/2025120,800 shares $1.20 million +25.7%0.8%2.2 $9.91
2/28/202596,100 shares $973.49 thousand -0.5%0.6%1.7 $10.13
2/15/202596,600 shares $998.84 thousand -32.0%0.7%1.9 $10.34
1/31/2025142,100 shares $1.54 million +19.5%1.0%2.7 $10.83
1/15/2025118,900 shares $1.40 million +45.2%0.8%2.7 $11.79
12/31/202481,900 shares $969.70 thousand +9.8%0.6%1.9 $11.84
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12/15/202474,600 shares $927.28 thousand +4.9%0.5%1.8 $12.43
11/30/202471,100 shares $943.50 thousand +2.8%0.5%1.9 $13.27
11/15/202469,200 shares $918.28 thousand -2.3%0.5%1.7 $13.27
10/31/202470,800 shares $859.51 thousand -13.1%0.5%1.7 $12.14
10/15/202481,500 shares $1.04 million -6.3%0.6%1.8 $12.74
9/30/202487,000 shares $1.07 million -8.2%0.6%1.8 $12.34
9/15/202494,800 shares $1.18 million -5.6%0.6%1.8 $12.48
8/31/2024100,400 shares $1.25 million +10.5%0.7%1.9 $12.41
8/15/202490,900 shares $1.07 million +13.3%0.6%1.8 $11.73
7/31/202480,200 shares $1.02 million -13.2%0.5%1.6 $12.68
7/15/202492,400 shares $1.05 million -14.8%0.6%1.9 $11.40
6/30/2024108,400 shares $1.15 million +55.3%0.7%2.3 $10.63
6/15/202469,800 shares $670.08 thousand +14.2%0.5%1.6 $9.60
5/31/202461,100 shares $611 thousand -25.4%0.4%1.3 $10.00
5/15/202481,900 shares $857.49 thousand -18.1%0.6%1.7 $10.47
4/30/2024100,000 shares $942 thousand +18.9%0.7%1.9 $9.42
4/15/202484,100 shares $809.88 thousand +22.6%0.6%1.7 $9.63
3/31/202468,600 shares $716.87 thousand -36.3%0.5%1.4 $10.45
3/15/2024107,700 shares $1.05 million +14.7%0.7%2.1 $9.72
2/29/202493,900 shares $985.01 thousand -10.3%0.6%1.9 $10.49
2/15/2024104,700 shares $1.22 million +2.0%0.7%2.1 $11.69
1/31/2024102,700 shares $1.28 million -4.5%0.7%2.3 $12.42
1/15/2024107,500 shares $1.35 million +14.7%0.7%2.4 $12.60
12/31/202393,700 shares $1.20 million -3.9%0.6%2.1 $12.85
12/15/202397,500 shares $1.26 million -2.3%0.7%2.4 $12.94
11/30/202399,800 shares $1.16 million -19.7%0.7%2.7 $11.58
11/15/2023124,300 shares $1.44 million +12.7%0.8%3.2 $11.60
10/31/2023110,300 shares $1.13 million +1.8%0.8%2.7 $10.28
10/15/2023108,400 shares $1.18 million -17.6%0.7%2.6 $10.90
9/30/2023131,500 shares $1.46 million -1.1%0.9%2.9 $11.14
9/15/2023132,900 shares $1.59 million +7.4%0.9%2.8 $11.95
8/31/2023123,800 shares $1.41 million -2.9%0.8%2.3 $11.38
8/15/2023127,500 shares $1.47 million -5.8%0.9%2.3 $11.53
7/31/2023135,400 shares $1.74 million -27.5%0.9%2.1 $12.85
7/15/2023186,700 shares $2.20 million -12.5%1.3%2.4 $11.79
6/30/2023213,300 shares $2.50 million +21.3%1.5%2.7 $11.74
6/15/2023175,800 shares $2.19 million -9.3%1.2%2 $12.48
5/31/2023193,900 shares $2.06 million -7.6%1.3%1.9 $10.61
5/15/2023209,900 shares $2.15 million -33.0%1.4%2.1 $10.22
4/30/2023313,200 shares $3.70 million +1.5%2.1%3.3 $11.80
4/15/2023308,600 shares $3.45 million +4.8%2.1%3.6 $11.18
3/31/2023294,600 shares $3.87 million +3.3%2.0%3.9 $13.13
3/15/2023285,200 shares $4.06 million +3.3%1.9%4.2 $14.24
2/28/2023276,100 shares $4.79 million -4.7%1.9%5.2 $17.35
2/15/2023289,600 shares $5.07 million -4.1%2.0%5.7 $17.50
1/31/2023301,900 shares $5.43 million -4.9%2.0%5.8 $17.99
1/15/2023317,600 shares $5.81 million +7.5%2.2%5.9 $18.30
12/30/2022295,400 shares $5.31 million +8.3%2.0%5.2 $17.99
12/15/2022272,800 shares $4.95 million +3.1%1.8%5 $18.15
11/30/2022264,500 shares $4.99 million -10.3%1.8%5.2 $18.85
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11/15/2022294,900 shares $5.86 million -14.1%2.0%5.9 $19.88
10/31/2022343,100 shares $6.74 million +6.1%2.3%6.4 $19.65
10/15/2022323,500 shares $5.61 million +29.9%2.2%6.1 $17.34
9/30/2022249,100 shares $4.19 million -10.0%1.7%4.5 $16.83
9/15/2022276,900 shares $4.99 million -4.0%1.9%3 $18.01
8/31/2022288,400 shares $5.19 million -5.8%1.9%3 $18.00
8/15/2022306,100 shares $6.09 million -2.6%2.0%2.9 $19.90
7/31/2022314,200 shares $6.05 million +11.5%2.3%3 $19.26
7/15/2022281,700 shares $4.95 million +5.4%2.1%2.5 $17.57
6/30/2022267,300 shares $4.55 million +108.3%2.0%2.4 $17.03
6/15/2022128,300 shares $2.30 million -1.8%1.0%1.2 $17.91
5/31/2022130,700 shares $2.64 million +8.2%0.9%1.9 $20.17
5/15/2022120,800 shares $2.26 million -4.7%0.8%1.8 $18.67
4/30/2022126,800 shares $2.39 million +67.7%0.8%2 $18.84
4/15/202275,600 shares $1.33 million +15.6%0.5%1.3 $17.63
3/31/202265,400 shares $1.19 million +51.7%0.4%1.4 $18.25
3/15/202243,100 shares $769.77 thousand -15.5%0.3%1.1 $17.86
2/28/202251,000 shares $929.22 thousand -12.2%0.3%1.4 $18.22
2/15/202258,100 shares $1.10 million +14.8%0.4%1.6 $19.00
1/31/202250,600 shares $860.20 thousand -9.8%0.3%1.7 $17.00
1/15/202256,100 shares $903.21 thousand +11.1%0.4%2.2 $16.10
12/31/202150,500 shares $779.22 thousand -21.1%0.3%2 $15.43
12/15/202164,000 shares $961.28 thousand +11.7%0.4%2.5 $15.02
11/30/202157,300 shares $841.74 thousand +1.8%0.4%2.4 $14.69
11/15/202156,300 shares $870.40 thousand -9.5%0.4%2.2 $15.46
10/29/202162,200 shares $940.46 thousand +6.5%0.4%2.2 $15.12
10/15/202158,400 shares $871.33 thousand +12.5%0.4%1.5 $14.92
9/30/202151,900 shares $766.04 thousand -26.1%0.3%1.1 $14.76
9/15/202170,200 shares $1.02 million -0.4%0.5%0.8 $14.49

BCBP Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 14th, investors have sold 855,868 shares of BCBP short. 5.34% of BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)'s shares are currently sold short. Learn More on BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)'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. BCBP shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.8. Learn More on BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)'s short interest ratio.

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. 5.34% of BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)'s floating shares are currently sold short.

BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) saw a increase in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 855,868 shares, an increase of 10.7% from the previous total of 773,477 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.

5.34% of BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)'s shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "regional banks" compare to BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ): First Busey Corporation (4.51%), ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. (3.08%), First Merchants Corporation (2.96%), Hope Bancorp, Inc. (4.80%), Mercantile Bank Corporation (2.64%), MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. (2.90%), OceanFirst Financial Corp. (4.51%), Peoples Bancorp Inc. (4.87%), TrustCo Bank Corp NY (5.15%), Greene County Bancorp, Inc. (2.92%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($71.57 billion), Invesco QQQ ($46.97 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($24.02 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($15.37 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($12.60 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($12.14 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($10.32 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.38 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($7.62 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.07 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BCBP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) as its price is falling. BCBP shares are trading up $0.02 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 BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) 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 BCBP, 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 BCBP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 14 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like BCBP:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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Short interest data for NASDAQ:BCBP is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 8/25/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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