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Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$75.56 +0.27 (+0.36%)
Closing price 09/25/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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Community Trust Bancorp Short Interest Overview

As of September 15, 2026, Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI) had a short interest of 613,523 shares sold short, representing 3.47% of the public float. This marks a 14.03% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 7.5, meaning it would take 7.5 days of the average trading volume of 94,077 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
613,523 shares
Previous Short Interest
538,014 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
14.03%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$47.46 million
Short Interest Ratio
7.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
September 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
18,170,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
3.47%
Today's Trading Volume
217,796 shares
Average Trading Volume
94,077 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
232%
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Community Trust Bancorp Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
9/15/2026613,523 shares $47.46 million +14.0%3.5%7.5 $77.36
8/31/2026538,014 shares $40.96 million -7.7%3.0%5.25 $76.13
8/14/2026582,931 shares $45.98 million +4.2%3.3%6.25 $78.87
7/31/2026559,353 shares $43.88 million +26.1%3.2%4.21 $78.45
7/15/2026443,592 shares $33.28 million +0.6%2.5%3.39 $75.03
6/30/2026440,992 shares $31.91 million +49.0%2.5%2.72 $72.36
6/15/2026295,963 shares $20.37 million +17.0%1.7%3.47 $68.82
5/29/2026252,897 shares $16.91 million +5.7%1.4%2.96 $66.86
5/15/2026239,195 shares $15.31 million -3.8%1.4%3.2 $64.02
4/30/2026248,734 shares $16.15 million +14.5%1.4%2.42 $64.93
4/15/2026217,208 shares $14.37 million -10.5%1.2%2.05 $66.15
3/31/2026242,677 shares $14.74 million +20.5%1.4%2.36 $60.72
3/13/2026201,418 shares $11.81 million +16.6%1.1%2.43 $58.62
2/27/2026172,730 shares $10.37 million +5.5%1.0%2.89 $60.04
2/13/2026163,780 shares $10.41 million +14.6%0.9%2.43 $63.59
1/30/2026142,860 shares $8.81 million -17.0%0.8%1.62 $61.70
1/15/2026172,204 shares $10.31 million +12.0%1.0%2.55 $59.85
12/31/2025153,737 shares $8.69 million -10.0%0.9%2.11 $56.50
12/15/2025170,733 shares $10.26 million -0.9%1.0%2.98 $60.10
11/28/2025172,200 shares $9.54 million -0.7%1.0%3.22 $55.41
11/14/2025173,325 shares $9.42 million +5.3%1.0%3.6 $54.32
10/31/2025164,679 shares $8.43 million +3.0%1.0%2.2 $51.19
10/15/2025159,800 shares $8.50 million +12.7%0.9%2.8 $53.19
9/30/2025141,800 shares $7.93 million +1.6%0.8%2.5 $55.95
9/15/2025139,600 shares $7.88 million +4.1%0.8%2.4 $56.42
8/31/2025134,100 shares $7.83 million -9.3%0.8%2.4 $58.42
8/15/2025147,800 shares $8.14 million -1.3%0.9%2.6 $55.05
7/31/2025149,700 shares $8.08 million -1.6%0.9%2.7 $53.98
7/15/2025152,100 shares $8.20 million -23.2%0.9%2.7 $53.88
6/30/2025198,100 shares $10.48 million +17.4%1.1%3.5 $52.92
6/15/2025168,700 shares $8.53 million +8.1%1.0%3.1 $50.55
5/31/2025156,000 shares $8.00 million -4.5%0.9%2.8 $51.31
5/15/2025163,400 shares $8.68 million +4.0%0.9%2.9 $53.14
4/30/2025157,100 shares $7.69 million +10.3%0.9%2.8 $48.96
4/15/2025142,500 shares $6.70 million -0.4%0.8%2.3 $47.02
3/31/2025143,100 shares $7.21 million +61.0%0.8%2.2 $50.36
3/15/202588,900 shares $4.56 million -7.3%0.5%1.4 $51.30
2/28/202595,900 shares $5.24 million -10.6%0.6%1.6 $54.59
2/15/2025107,300 shares $5.96 million -10.1%0.6%1.8 $55.50
1/31/2025119,400 shares $6.39 million +3.9%0.7%1.8 $53.51
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1/15/2025114,900 shares $6.20 million +57.4%0.7%1.9 $53.99
12/31/202473,000 shares $3.87 million +49.6%0.4%1.3 $53.03
12/15/202448,800 shares $2.82 million -43.1%0.3%0.9 $57.79
11/30/202485,700 shares $5.05 million -8.8%0.5%1.7 $58.98
11/15/202494,000 shares $5.55 million +4.0%0.5%1.9 $59.04
10/31/202490,400 shares $4.68 million -20.6%0.5%2 $51.80
10/15/2024113,800 shares $5.78 million +44.2%0.7%2.5 $50.76
9/30/202478,900 shares $3.92 million -19.7%0.5%1.5 $49.66
9/15/202498,200 shares $4.77 million -20.6%0.6%1.7 $48.60
8/31/2024123,700 shares $6.25 million +11.5%0.7%2.1 $50.50
8/15/2024110,900 shares $5.19 million -3.3%0.6%1.9 $46.83
7/31/2024114,700 shares $5.82 million -26.5%0.7%2 $50.72
7/15/2024156,100 shares $7.19 million +23.3%0.9%2.9 $46.08
6/30/2024126,600 shares $5.53 million +5.2%0.7%2.8 $43.66
6/15/2024120,300 shares $4.89 million +13.3%0.7%2.9 $40.61
5/31/2024106,200 shares $4.47 million -12.2%0.6%2.5 $42.11
5/15/2024120,900 shares $5.32 million -15.5%0.7%2.7 $44.00
4/30/2024143,000 shares $6.01 million +15.4%0.8%3 $42.01
4/15/2024123,900 shares $4.94 million +7.7%0.7%2.5 $39.91
3/31/2024115,000 shares $4.90 million -13.6%0.7%2.4 $42.65
3/15/2024133,100 shares $5.21 million +7.7%0.8%2.9 $39.16
2/29/2024123,600 shares $4.91 million +4.8%0.7%2.6 $39.76
2/15/2024118,000 shares $4.86 million +6.7%0.7%2.6 $41.19
1/31/2024110,600 shares $4.59 million +16.5%0.6%2.5 $41.50
1/15/202494,900 shares $3.87 million -12.0%0.6%2.1 $40.82
12/31/2023107,800 shares $4.73 million +13.8%0.6%2.4 $43.86
12/15/202394,700 shares $4.09 million -2.9%0.5%2.1 $43.19
11/30/202397,500 shares $3.88 million -19.4%0.6%2.1 $39.79
11/15/2023121,000 shares $4.95 million +7.3%0.7%2.7 $40.92
10/31/2023112,800 shares $4.24 million -3.7%0.7%2.4 $37.56
10/15/2023117,100 shares $4.03 million -7.1%0.7%2.6 $34.42
9/30/2023126,000 shares $4.32 million -14.2%0.7%2.7 $34.26
9/15/2023146,800 shares $5.15 million +8.9%0.8%3.2 $35.06
8/31/2023134,800 shares $4.79 million +3.9%0.8%3 $35.50
8/15/2023129,800 shares $4.84 million +5.8%0.8%2.7 $37.30
7/31/2023122,700 shares $4.71 million -6.2%0.7%2.4 $38.38
7/15/2023130,800 shares $4.76 million +8.0%0.8%2.4 $36.39
6/30/2023121,100 shares $4.31 million -27.8%0.7%2.3 $35.57
6/15/2023167,700 shares $6.48 million +4.2%1.0%3 $38.67
5/31/2023160,900 shares $5.42 million -4.6%0.9%2.6 $33.70
5/15/2023168,600 shares $5.67 million -0.1%1.0%2.8 $33.61
4/30/2023168,800 shares $6.08 million +10.8%1.0%3 $36.01
4/15/2023152,400 shares $5.55 million +1.7%0.9%2.7 $36.39
3/31/2023149,900 shares $5.69 million -11.5%0.9%2.6 $37.95
3/15/2023169,300 shares $6.59 million +26.4%1.0%3 $38.92
2/28/2023133,900 shares $5.72 million +8.9%0.8%2.6 $42.75
2/15/2023123,000 shares $5.36 million -13.1%0.7%2.5 $43.59
1/31/2023141,500 shares $6.10 million -18.0%0.8%2.9 $43.08
1/15/2023172,600 shares $8.11 million -2.0%1.0%3.5 $46.98
12/30/2022176,100 shares $8.09 million -2.7%1.0%3.8 $45.93
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12/15/2022181,000 shares $8.22 million +32.3%1.0%4 $45.40
11/30/2022136,800 shares $6.55 million -15.1%0.8%3.3 $47.91
11/15/2022161,200 shares $7.52 million -24.8%0.9%4 $46.67
10/31/2022214,400 shares $10.14 million +1.7%1.2%5.4 $47.29
10/15/2022210,800 shares $9.02 million +5.1%1.2%5.6 $42.78
9/30/2022200,500 shares $8.13 million -5.1%1.2%5.8 $40.55
9/15/2022211,200 shares $8.85 million +6.5%1.2%5.8 $41.91
8/31/2022198,400 shares $8.38 million -11.1%1.2%5 $42.25
8/15/2022223,100 shares $10.00 million +3.2%1.3%5.3 $44.81
7/31/2022216,100 shares $9.36 million -4.5%1.3%4.8 $43.33
7/15/2022226,300 shares $9.28 million +3.4%1.3%4.8 $41.00
6/30/2022218,900 shares $8.85 million +2.0%1.3%4.4 $40.44
6/15/2022214,600 shares $8.58 million +5.4%1.3%4.2 $39.98
5/31/2022203,700 shares $8.57 million +3.6%1.2%3.8 $42.05
5/15/2022196,600 shares $7.92 million +14.0%1.1%3.6 $40.26
4/30/2022172,500 shares $6.87 million -6.7%1.0%3.3 $39.81
4/15/2022184,800 shares $7.38 million -4.0%1.1%3.5 $39.96
3/31/2022192,400 shares $7.93 million -15.2%1.1%3.7 $41.20
3/15/2022226,800 shares $9.41 million +41.8%1.3%4.6 $41.51
2/28/2022160,000 shares $6.76 million +14.0%0.9%3.5 $42.28
2/15/2022140,400 shares $6.14 million +24.5%0.8%3.1 $43.71
1/31/2022112,800 shares $4.98 million +16.7%0.7%2.5 $44.19
1/15/202296,700 shares $4.44 million -18.7%0.6%2.2 $45.95
12/31/2021118,900 shares $5.19 million +22.0%0.7%2.8 $43.61
12/15/202197,500 shares $4.19 million +11.9%0.6%2.3 $42.94
11/30/202187,100 shares $3.66 million -14.4%0.5%1.9 $42.00
11/15/2021101,800 shares $4.56 million -35.1%0.6%2.2 $44.77
10/29/2021156,800 shares $6.85 million +8.7%0.9%3.6 $43.68
10/15/2021144,200 shares $6.18 million +3.5%0.8%3.2 $42.86
9/30/2021139,300 shares $5.86 million -6.6%0.8%2.9 $42.10

CTBI Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Community Trust Bancorp shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 15th, traders have sold 613,523 shares of CTBI short. 3.47% of Community Trust Bancorp's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Community Trust Bancorp'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. CTBI shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.5. Learn More on Community Trust Bancorp'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. 3.47% of Community Trust Bancorp's floating shares are currently sold short.

Community Trust Bancorp saw a increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 613,523 shares, an increase of 14.0% from the previous total of 538,014 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.

3.47% of Community Trust Bancorp's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "regional banks" compare to Community Trust Bancorp: First Busey Corporation (5.63%), First Financial Bancorp. (5.88%), First Mid Bancshares, Inc. (2.20%), Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (7.62%), Mercantile Bank Corporation (3.53%), S&T Bancorp, Inc. (6.16%), First Financial Corporation Indiana (3.54%), United Bankshares, Inc. (4.68%), Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania (3.30%), United Community Banks, Inc. (4.29%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($75.21 billion), Invesco QQQ ($46.31 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($27.98 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.59 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($9.70 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($9.42 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.70 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($8.53 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.79 billion), and Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($7.74 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CTBI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Community Trust Bancorp as its price is falling. CTBI shares are trading up $0.27 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 Community Trust Bancorp 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 CTBI, 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 CTBI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2026.

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

  • 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:CTBI is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 9/24/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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