ECB Bancorp (ECBK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of ECB Bancorp shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 15th, investors have sold 26,200 shares of ECBK short. 0.34% of ECB Bancorp's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on ECB 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. ECBK shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on ECB 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. 0.34% of ECB Bancorp's floating shares are currently sold short.

ECB Bancorp saw a increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 26,200 shares, an increase of 48.9% from the previous total of 17,600 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.

ECB Bancorp currently has issued a total of 9,030,000 shares. Some of ECB Bancorp'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. ECB Bancorp currently has a public float of 7,620,000 shares.

0.34% of ECB Bancorp's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to ECB Bancorp: Alerus Financial (0.99%), Capital Bancorp, Inc. (2.50%), Mid Penn Bancorp (1.76%), BitFuFu Inc. (5.34%), Yirendai Ltd. (0.27%), Shore Bancshares Inc (1.29%), Qudian Inc. - Sponsored ADR (0.34%), HarborOne Bancorp, Inc. (1.82%), Peoples Financial Services Corp. (1.36%), California BanCorp (1.69%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($69.26 billion), Invesco QQQ ($25.22 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.33 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.99 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.12 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($6.73 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.52 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.60 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.64 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.59 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ECBK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from ECB Bancorp as its price is falling. ECBK shares are trading up $0.40 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 ECB 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 ECBK, 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 ECBK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 15 2025.