FFBW (FFBW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of FFBW shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 31st, investors have sold 1,200 shares of FFBW short. 0.03% of FFBW's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on FFBW's current short interest.

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. 0.03% of FFBW's floating shares are currently sold short.

FFBW saw a decrease in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,200 shares, a decrease of 40.0% from the previous total of 2,000 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.

FFBW currently has issued a total of 4,940,000 shares. Some of FFBW'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. FFBW currently has a public float of 4,470,000 shares.

0.03% of FFBW's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to FFBW: TC Bancshares, Inc. (0.29%), Territorial Bancorp Inc. (0.60%), IF Bancorp, Inc. (0.12%), Catalyst Bancorp, Inc. (0.13%), NSTS Bancorp, Inc. (0.10%), Magyar Bancorp, Inc. (0.06%), Broadway Financial Co. (0.17%), CFSB Bancorp, Inc. (0.12%), First Seacoast Bancorp, Inc. (0.21%), Central Plains Bancshares, Inc. (0.76%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.19 billion), Snowflake Inc. ($2.35 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.14 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.14 billion), Paramount Global ($1.99 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.76 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($1.70 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($1.63 billion), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.61 billion), and CarMax, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FFBW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from FFBW as its price is falling. 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 FFBW 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 FFBW, 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 FFBW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2023.