Bank of South Carolina - BKSC Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Bank of South Carolina shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 15th, traders have sold 11,200 shares of BKSC short. 0.30% of Bank of South Carolina's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Bank of South Carolina'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. BKSC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Bank of South Carolina'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. 0.30% of Bank of South Carolina's floating shares are currently sold short.

Bank of South Carolina saw a increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 11,200 shares, an increase of 3.7% from the previous total of 10,800 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.

Bank of South Carolina currently has issued a total of 5,550,000 shares. Some of Bank of South Carolina'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. Bank of South Carolina currently has a public float of 3,770,000 shares.

0.30% of Bank of South Carolina's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "state commercial banks" compare to Bank of South Carolina: Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. (0.07%), United Bancorp, Inc. (0.14%), Auburn National Bancorporation, Inc. (0.08%), Citizens Holding (1.96%), BayFirst Financial Corp. (0.50%), First National Co. (0.06%), CB Financial Services, Inc. (0.08%), FinWise Bancorp (1.18%), Union Bankshares, Inc. (0.23%), and SB Financial Group, Inc. (0.06%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.43 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.26 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.19 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.78 billion), Paramount Global ($1.77 billion), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.69 billion), United Rentals, Inc. ($1.53 billion), American Airlines Group Inc. ($1.52 billion), PG&E Co. ($1.48 billion), and Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.47 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BKSC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Bank of South Carolina as its price is falling. BKSC shares are trading down $0.39 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 Bank of South Carolina 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 BKSC, 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 BKSC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2023.