FinWise Bancorp (FINW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of FinWise Bancorp shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 31st, investors have sold 10,300 shares of FINW short. 0.12% of FinWise Bancorp's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on FinWise Bancorp'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. 0.12% of FinWise Bancorp's floating shares are currently sold short.

FinWise Bancorp saw a decline in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 10,300 shares, a decline of 17.6% from the previous total of 12,500 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.

FinWise Bancorp currently has issued a total of 12,820,000 shares. Some of FinWise 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. FinWise Bancorp currently has a public float of 8,670,000 shares.

0.12% of FinWise Bancorp's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "state commercial banks" compare to FinWise Bancorp: MainStreet Bancshares, Inc. (2.11%), Union Bankshares, Inc. (0.45%), Richmond Mutual Bancorporation, Inc. (1.75%), First Western Financial, Inc. (1.30%), Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc. (2.22%), OP Bancorp (0.45%), C&F Financial Co. (0.64%), Franklin Financial Services Co. (0.18%), CB Financial Services, Inc. (0.18%), Hanover Bancorp, Inc. (0.10%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: TC Energy Co. ($4.49 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.94 billion), General Motors ($3.34 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.32 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.21 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.13 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.28 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.24 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.14 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FINW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from FinWise Bancorp as its price is falling. FINW shares are trading up $0.44 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 FinWise 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 FINW, 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 FINW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2024.