Community West Bancshares (CWBC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $21.17 +0.21 (+1.00%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$21.17 0.00 (0.00%) As of 06:16 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Community West Bancshares Short Interest DataCommunity West Bancshares (CWBC) has a short interest of 144,700 shares. This marks a -14.73% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.3, indicating that it would take 2.3 days of the average trading volume of 40,302 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest144,700 sharesPrevious Short Interest169,700 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-14.73%Dollar Volume Sold Short$2.91 millionShort Interest Ratio2.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateAugust 15, 2025Outstanding Shares19,130,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.76%Today's Trading Volume31,839 sharesAverage Trading Volume40,302 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average79% Short Selling Community West Bancshares? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Community West Bancshares and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Get Report View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartCWBC Short Interest Over TimeCWBC Days to Cover Over TimeCWBC Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Community West Bancshares Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 8/15/2025144,700 shares $2.91 million -14.7%N/A2.3 $20.13 7/31/2025169,700 shares $3.27 million +25.1%1.0%2.6 $19.25 7/15/2025135,700 shares $2.74 million -8.6%N/A2 $20.16 6/30/2025148,400 shares $2.90 million +16.0%0.9%2.3 $19.51 6/15/2025127,900 shares $2.33 million +11.9%0.8%2.4 $18.23 5/31/2025114,300 shares $2.04 million No Change0.7%2.2 $17.88 5/15/2025114,300 shares $2.11 million +9.1%0.7%2.2 $18.45 4/30/2025104,800 shares $1.83 million -10.0%N/A2 $17.50 4/15/2025116,400 shares $1.86 million -17.0%0.7%2.3 $15.99 3/31/2025140,200 shares $2.59 million +4.6%0.8%2.8 $18.48 Get the Latest News and Ratings for CWBC and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Community West Bancshares and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 3/15/2025134,100 shares $2.41 million -0.5%0.8%2.7 $18.00 2/28/2025134,800 shares $2.60 million +3.8%0.8%2.8 $19.29 2/15/2025129,900 shares $2.48 million -11.9%0.8%2.6 $19.06 1/31/2025147,400 shares $2.87 million -8.4%N/A2.7 $19.49 1/15/2025160,900 shares $3.01 million -9.7%N/A3.2 $18.70 12/31/2024178,200 shares $3.45 million -14.5%N/A3.7 $19.37 12/15/2024208,500 shares $4.48 million +4.4%N/A4.3 $21.50 11/30/2024199,700 shares $4.38 million -2.4%N/A4.1 $21.92 11/15/2024204,500 shares $4.18 million -9.8%N/A4.3 $20.45 10/31/2024226,800 shares $4.25 million -6.8%N/A6 $18.74 10/15/2024243,400 shares $4.60 million -10.7%N/A5.7 $18.89 9/30/2024272,400 shares $5.25 million -17.0%N/A5.4 $19.26 9/15/2024328,000 shares $6.60 million -7.5%N/A4.9 $20.12 8/31/2024354,600 shares $7.23 million +3.5%N/A5.4 $20.40 8/15/2024342,500 shares $6.56 million -1.1%N/A5.1 $19.14 7/31/2024346,400 shares $7.18 million -4.3%N/A5.1 $20.74 7/15/2024361,800 shares $7.29 million +47.1%N/A5.6 $20.15 6/30/2024246,000 shares $4.55 million +27.5%N/A4.1 $18.50 6/15/2024192,900 shares $3.20 million +5.5%N/A3.3 $16.61 5/31/2024182,800 shares $3.18 million -0.8%N/A3.5 $17.37 5/15/2024184,300 shares $3.18 million +2.3%N/A3.7 $17.28 4/30/2024180,200 shares $3.09 million +19.5%N/A3.7 $17.17 4/15/2024150,800 shares $2.71 million +225.0%N/A3.3 $17.97 3/31/202446,400 shares $718.27 thousand -0.4%N/A1.1 $15.48 3/15/202446,600 shares $694.81 thousand -22.7%0.8%2.9 $14.91 2/29/202460,300 shares $880.98 thousand -26.1%1.0%3.2 $14.61 2/15/202481,600 shares $1.18 million +244.3%1.3%4.1 $14.52 1/31/202423,700 shares $368.77 thousand +46.3%0.4%1.1 $15.56 1/15/202416,200 shares $270.54 thousand -6.9%0.3%0.8 $16.70 12/31/202317,400 shares $302.59 thousand +95.5%0.3%0.9 $17.39 12/15/20238,900 shares $150.86 thousand -28.2%0.1%0.5 $16.95 11/30/202312,400 shares $171.49 thousand -39.8%0.2%1 $13.83 11/15/202320,600 shares $272.74 thousand +15.1%0.3%2.1 $13.24 10/31/202317,900 shares $228.23 thousand +30.7%0.3%2.2 $12.75 10/15/202313,700 shares $167.14 thousand +20.2%0.2%2.4 $12.20 9/30/202311,400 shares $148.09 thousand -3.4%0.2%3.5 $12.99 9/15/202311,800 shares $145.61 thousand No Change0.2%3.6 $12.34 8/31/202311,800 shares $150.92 thousand +11.3%0.2%2.7 $12.79 8/15/202310,600 shares $138.97 thousand -4.5%0.2%2.4 $13.11 7/31/202311,100 shares $151.74 thousand -0.9%0.2%2.5 $13.67 7/15/202311,200 shares $138.99 thousand -1.8%0.2%2.2 $12.41 6/30/202311,400 shares $138.51 thousand +29.6%0.2%2.4 $12.15 6/15/20238,800 shares $104.90 thousand -1.1%0.1%1.6 $11.92 5/31/20238,900 shares $97.63 thousand -57.0%0.2%1.6 $10.97 5/15/202320,700 shares $222.73 thousand +97.1%0.3%3.1 $10.76 4/30/202310,500 shares $129.78 thousand -2.8%0.2%1.6 $12.36 4/15/202310,800 shares $137.92 thousand +40.3%0.2%1.8 $12.77 3/31/20237,700 shares $97.41 thousand +196.2%0.1%1.3 $12.65 3/15/20232,600 shares $31.62 thousand -36.6%0.0%0.4 $12.16 2/28/20234,100 shares $61.95 thousand +86.4%0.1%0.9 $15.11 2/15/20232,200 shares $33.02 thousand +4.8%0.0%0.6 $15.01 1/31/20232,100 shares $31.08 thousand +5.0%0.0%0.5 $14.80 1/15/20232,000 shares $29.70 thousand +17.7%0.0%0.6 $14.85 12/30/20221,700 shares $25.45 thousand -15.0%0.0%0.5 $14.97 12/15/20222,000 shares $29.12 thousand -4.8%0.0%0.6 $14.56 11/30/20222,100 shares $31.08 thousand -40.0%0.0%0.6 $14.80 11/15/20223,500 shares $51.63 thousand +45.8%0.1%1 $14.75 10/31/20222,400 shares $34.22 thousand -14.3%0.0%0.8 $14.26 10/15/20222,800 shares $39.37 thousand -34.9%0.1%1 $14.06 9/30/20224,300 shares $59.99 thousand +126.3%0.1%1.4 $13.95 9/15/20221,900 shares $26.62 thousand +46.2%0.0%0.6 $14.01 8/31/20221,300 shares $18.33 thousand No Change0.0%0.5 $14.10 8/15/20221,300 shares $18.20 thousand +62.5%0.0%0.4 $14.00 7/31/2022800 shares $11.10 thousand -11.1%0.0%0.3 $13.87 7/15/2022900 shares $12.42 thousand -10.0%0.0%0.3 $13.80 6/30/20221,000 shares $14.31 thousand -16.7%0.0%0.3 $14.31 6/15/20221,200 shares $16.14 thousand -25.0%0.0%0.2 $13.45 5/31/20221,600 shares $22.07 thousand -40.7%0.0%0.1 $13.80 5/15/20222,700 shares $37.42 thousand +50.0%0.1%0.2 $13.86 4/30/20221,800 shares $25.72 thousand +12.5%0.0%0.1 $14.29 4/15/20221,600 shares $22.08 thousand -42.9%0.0%0.1 $13.80 3/31/20222,800 shares $39.23 thousand -71.4%0.1%0.2 $14.01 3/15/20229,800 shares $133.97 thousand +345.5%0.2%1 $13.67 2/28/20222,200 shares $29.74 thousand -46.3%0.0%0.4 $13.52 2/15/20224,100 shares $56.79 thousand -25.5%0.1%0.8 $13.85 1/31/20225,500 shares $76.29 thousand +103.7%0.1%1.1 $13.87 1/15/20222,700 shares $37.26 thousand -25.0%0.1%0.5 $13.80 12/31/20213,600 shares $48.28 thousand -34.6%0.1%0.8 $13.41 12/15/20215,500 shares $71.89 thousand -5.2%0.1%1.3 $13.07 11/30/20215,800 shares $76.27 thousand -12.1%0.1%1.5 $13.15 11/15/20216,600 shares $85.14 thousand -20.5%0.1%1.8 $12.90 10/29/20218,300 shares $108.73 thousand +3.8%0.1%2.3 $13.10 10/15/20218,000 shares $105.60 thousand -23.1%0.1%1.7 $13.20 9/30/202110,400 shares $135.62 thousand -18.1%0.2%2 $13.04 9/15/202112,700 shares $164.72 thousand -11.8%0.2%2.1 $12.97 8/31/202114,400 shares $190.08 thousand No Change0.3%2.5 $13.20 8/13/202114,400 shares $199.30 thousand -10.6%0.3%2 $13.84 7/30/202116,100 shares $209.87 thousand -17.0%0.3%2.2 $13.04 7/15/202119,400 shares $252.20 thousand -19.2%0.3%2.9 $13.00 6/30/202124,000 shares $321.60 thousand +12.7%0.4%3.7 $13.40 6/15/202121,300 shares $277.01 thousand -13.1%0.4%3.7 $13.01 5/28/202124,500 shares $294 thousand -10.6%0.4%2.6 $12.00 5/14/202127,400 shares $330.17 thousand -15.4%0.5%3.1 $12.05 4/30/202132,400 shares $395.60 thousand -11.0%0.6%3.1 $12.21 4/15/202136,400 shares $468.10 thousand -8.3%0.6%3.3 $12.86 3/31/202139,700 shares $524.04 thousand +1,269.0%0.7%3.3 $13.20 3/15/20212,900 shares $36.37 thousand +38.1%0.1%0.2 $12.54 2/26/20212,100 shares $20.77 thousand -48.8%0.0%0.2 $9.89 2/12/20214,100 shares $39.65 thousand +46.4%0.1%0.3 $9.67 1/29/20212,800 shares $24.67 thousand -39.1%0.1%0.2 $8.81 1/15/20214,600 shares $41.22 thousand -54.9%0.1%0.5 $8.96 12/31/202010,200 shares $93.84 thousand +64.5%0.2%1 $9.20 12/15/20206,200 shares $57.29 thousand -37.4%0.1%0.6 $9.24 11/30/20209,900 shares $84.15 thousand +115.2%0.2%0.8 $8.50 11/15/20204,600 shares $37.95 thousand -9.8%0.1%0.6 $8.25 10/30/20205,100 shares $42.59 thousand +183.3%0.1%0.7 $8.35 10/15/20201,800 shares $14.49 thousand -35.7%0.0%0.2 $8.05 9/30/20202,800 shares $22.48 thousand +33.3%0.1%0.4 $8.03 9/15/20202,100 shares $17.05 thousand +40.0%0.0%0.3 $8.12 CWBC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Community West Bancshares' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Community West Bancshares shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 15th, investors have sold 144,700 shares of CWBC short. Learn More on Community West Bancshares' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Community West Bancshares? 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. CWBC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Community West Bancshares's short interest ratio. Is Community West Bancshares' short interest increasing or decreasing? Community West Bancshares saw a drop in short interest in August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 144,700 shares, a drop of 14.7% from the previous total of 169,700 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. How does Community West Bancshares' short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Community West Bancshares: Columbia Financial (5.92%), Merchants Bancorp (4.11%), Bitdeer Technologies Group (25.57%), Triumph Financial, Inc. (10.29%), QCR Holdings, Inc. (1.55%), Byline Bancorp, Inc. (1.47%), ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. (1.69%), Bank First National Corporation (3.02%), Guild Holdings Company (2.71%), Origin Bancorp, Inc. (1.04%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Lucid Group, Inc. ($8.00 billion), Spotify Technology ($5.48 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($5.11 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.02 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.99 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.89 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.18 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.59 billion), ResMed Inc. ($2.55 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Community West Bancshares stock? Short selling CWBC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Community West Bancshares as its price is falling. CWBC shares are trading up $0.21 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. How does a short squeeze work against Community West Bancshares? A short squeeze for Community West Bancshares 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 CWBC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Community West Bancshares' short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including CWBC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 15 2025. 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