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Community Financial System (CBU) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$62.65 +0.28 (+0.45%)
Closing price 10/28/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$62.75 +0.10 (+0.16%)
As of 10/28/2026 07:30 PM Eastern
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Community Financial System Short Interest Overview

As of October 15, 2026, Community Financial System (CBU) had a short interest of 1.92 million shares sold short, representing 3.69% of the public float. This marks a -6.41% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 7.2, meaning it would take 7.2 days of the average trading volume of 262,989 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
1,920,306 shares
Previous Short Interest
2,051,807 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-6.41%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$114.59 million
Short Interest Ratio
7.2 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
October 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
52,616,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
3.69%
Today's Trading Volume
366,172 shares
Average Trading Volume
262,989 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
139%
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CBU Short Interest Over Time

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CBU Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Community Financial System Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
10/15/20261,920,306 shares $114.59 million -6.4%3.7%7.17 $59.67
9/30/20262,051,807 shares $122.25 million -0.3%3.9%5.53 $59.58
9/15/20262,057,492 shares $129.14 million +6.0%4.0%9.18 $62.77
8/31/20261,940,546 shares $121.69 million +3.8%3.7%11.02 $62.71
8/14/20261,869,636 shares $123.02 million +9.7%3.6%9.06 $65.80
7/31/20261,704,351 shares $110.22 million -9.4%3.3%5.78 $64.67
7/15/20261,880,445 shares $129.60 million -0.2%3.6%7.71 $68.92
6/30/20261,883,663 shares $126.43 million -6.7%3.6%3.24 $67.12
6/15/20262,019,395 shares $129.82 million +0.1%3.9%8.15 $64.29
5/29/20262,016,546 shares $128.50 million +0.3%3.9%9.25 $63.72
5/15/20262,009,934 shares $124.13 million -3.0%3.9%8.18 $61.76
4/30/20262,072,066 shares $131.21 million +4.0%4.0%10.6 $63.32
4/15/20261,991,518 shares $123.09 million +1.6%3.8%9.03 $61.81
3/31/20261,960,144 shares $114.88 million +0.7%3.8%6.28 $58.61
3/13/20261,946,313 shares $111.93 million +3.4%3.7%8.46 $57.51
2/27/20261,881,534 shares $113.71 million -0.1%3.6%7.66 $60.44
2/13/20261,884,073 shares $124.90 million +16.9%3.6%7.41 $66.29
1/30/20261,611,901 shares $100.77 million -4.1%3.1%6.06 $62.52
1/15/20261,680,918 shares $105.40 million +7.6%3.2%7.48 $62.71
12/31/20251,562,892 shares $89.66 million -11.6%3.0%6.67 $57.37
12/15/20251,767,818 shares $106.54 million -6.4%3.4%8.25 $60.27
11/28/20251,888,216 shares $107.18 million -1.2%3.6%7.13 $56.76
11/14/20251,911,466 shares $108.15 million +1.4%3.7%10.02 $56.58
10/31/20251,884,602 shares $104.62 million +1.0%3.6%8.26 $55.51
10/15/20251,870,000 shares $107.61 million +8.7%3.6%6.9 $57.55
9/30/20251,720,000 shares $100.84 million +3.6%3.3%6 $58.63
9/15/20251,660,000 shares $96.23 million -6.7%3.2%5.7 $57.97
8/31/20251,780,000 shares $106.54 million +2.3%3.4%6.9 $59.86
8/15/20251,740,000 shares $98.14 million +20.8%3.3%6.9 $56.40
7/31/20251,440,000 shares $75.78 million -3.4%2.8%6.3 $52.63
7/15/20251,490,000 shares $84.10 million -2.6%2.8%7 $56.44
6/30/20251,530,000 shares $87.04 million -1.9%2.9%7.2 $56.89
6/15/20251,560,000 shares $85.78 million +5.4%3.0%7.4 $54.99
5/31/20251,480,000 shares $83.34 million No Change2.8%6.5 $56.31
5/15/20251,480,000 shares $85.77 million -1.3%2.8%6.1 $57.95
4/30/20251,500,000 shares $81.65 million No Change2.9%6.2 $54.43
4/15/20251,500,000 shares $79.47 million No Change2.9%6.2 $52.98
3/31/20251,500,000 shares $85.06 million -2.6%2.9%6.3 $56.71
3/15/20251,540,000 shares $88.23 million +6.2%3.0%6.4 $57.29
2/28/20251,450,000 shares $91.68 million -1.4%2.8%6.4 $63.23
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2/15/20251,470,000 shares $95.57 million -9.8%2.8%6.9 $65.02
1/31/20251,630,000 shares $106.81 million +15.6%3.1%6.9 $65.53
1/15/20251,410,000 shares $87.77 million +11.0%2.7%5.7 $62.25
12/31/20241,270,000 shares $78.33 million +5.0%2.5%5.3 $61.68
12/15/20241,210,000 shares $80.68 million +4.3%2.3%5 $66.68
11/30/20241,160,000 shares $80.31 million -7.2%2.2%4.7 $69.23
11/15/20241,250,000 shares $86.34 million +5.9%2.4%4.9 $69.07
10/31/20241,180,000 shares $72.19 million -1.7%2.3%4.6 $61.18
10/15/20241,200,000 shares $73.66 million +12.2%2.3%4.7 $61.38
9/30/20241,070,000 shares $62.15 million -15.1%2.1%3.7 $58.08
9/15/20241,260,000 shares $72.56 million -8.0%2.4%4.1 $57.59
8/31/20241,370,000 shares $83.79 million -6.2%2.6%4.4 $61.16
8/15/20241,460,000 shares $84.42 million -13.1%2.8%4.6 $57.83
7/31/20241,680,000 shares $103.59 million +5.7%3.2%5.3 $61.66
7/15/20241,590,000 shares $86.42 million No Change3.1%5.4 $54.35
6/30/20241,590,000 shares $75.06 million -3.6%3.1%5.9 $47.21
6/15/20241,650,000 shares $71.20 million +0.6%3.2%6.5 $43.15
5/31/20241,640,000 shares $74.54 million -9.9%3.2%6.4 $45.45
5/15/20241,820,000 shares $87.09 million -9.5%3.5%7 $47.85
4/30/20242,010,000 shares $86.89 million +11.1%3.8%7.5 $43.23
4/15/20241,810,000 shares $77.05 million +1.1%3.4%6.1 $42.57
3/31/20241,790,000 shares $85.97 million -4.8%3.4%6.1 $48.03
3/15/20241,880,000 shares $83.64 million -4.1%3.6%6.2 $44.49
2/29/20241,960,000 shares $88.79 million +2.1%3.7%6 $45.30
2/15/20241,920,000 shares $88.61 million +3.2%3.6%6.2 $46.15
1/31/20241,860,000 shares $85.21 million -11.4%3.5%6 $45.81
1/15/20242,100,000 shares $103.30 million +7.1%4.0%6.7 $49.19
12/31/20231,960,000 shares $102.14 million -14.8%3.7%6.3 $52.11
12/15/20232,300,000 shares $119.05 million +5.0%4.4%7.2 $51.76
11/30/20232,190,000 shares $97.10 million -4.0%4.2%7 $44.34
11/15/20232,280,000 shares $103.08 million -2.6%4.3%7.4 $45.21
10/31/20232,340,000 shares $93.49 million +7.8%4.4%7.4 $39.96
10/15/20232,170,000 shares $89.08 million -5.2%4.1%5.2 $41.05
9/30/20232,290,000 shares $96.66 million +6.0%4.3%5.2 $42.21
9/15/20232,160,000 shares $94.31 million +6.9%4.1%4.7 $43.66
8/31/20232,020,000 shares $96.07 million -13.3%3.8%4.4 $47.56
8/15/20232,330,000 shares $115.54 million -21.0%4.4%5 $49.59
7/31/20232,950,000 shares $158.77 million +15.2%5.6%6.4 $53.82
7/15/20232,560,000 shares $115.07 million +0.4%4.8%5.8 $44.95
6/30/20232,550,000 shares $119.49 million -7.9%4.8%6.2 $46.86
6/15/20232,770,000 shares $142.71 million +5.7%5.2%7 $51.52
5/31/20232,620,000 shares $129.53 million -1.5%4.9%6.5 $49.44
5/15/20232,660,000 shares $123.80 million +26.7%5.0%6.7 $46.54
4/30/20232,100,000 shares $104.92 million +15.4%4.0%5.6 $49.96
4/15/20231,820,000 shares $86.30 million -6.2%3.4%6 $47.42
3/31/20231,940,000 shares $101.83 million -16.7%3.7%6.7 $52.49
3/15/20232,330,000 shares $125.75 million +16.5%4.4%8.8 $53.97
2/28/20232,000,000 shares $122.10 million +2.6%3.8%9.3 $61.05
2/15/20231,950,000 shares $118.54 million +7.1%3.7%9.6 $60.79
1/31/20231,820,000 shares $105.03 million +19.0%3.4%8.9 $57.71
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1/15/20231,530,000 shares $98.30 million +2.0%2.9%7.3 $64.25
12/30/20221,500,000 shares $94.43 million -11.8%2.8%7.2 $62.95
12/15/20221,700,000 shares $100.20 million -2.3%3.2%7.7 $58.94
11/30/20221,740,000 shares $113.34 million -0.6%3.3%7.9 $65.14
11/15/20221,750,000 shares $114.42 million -14.6%3.3%7.8 $65.38
10/31/20222,050,000 shares $127.98 million +12.6%3.9%9.2 $62.43
10/15/20221,820,000 shares $114.46 million +15.2%3.4%8.7 $62.89
9/30/20221,580,000 shares $94.93 million No Change3.0%8.1 $60.08
9/15/20221,580,000 shares $100.12 million +4.0%3.0%8.5 $63.37
8/31/20221,520,000 shares $99.38 million +0.7%2.9%8.4 $65.38
8/15/20221,510,000 shares $108.69 million -3.2%2.8%8.4 $71.98
7/31/20221,560,000 shares $105.03 million -0.6%2.9%7.9 $67.33
7/15/20221,570,000 shares $99.10 million +2.0%3.0%7.1 $63.12
6/30/20221,540,000 shares $97.45 million -1.9%2.9%6.9 $63.28
6/15/20221,570,000 shares $98.34 million +5.4%3.0%6.8 $62.64
5/31/20221,490,000 shares $98.34 million -3.3%2.8%6.5 $66.00
5/15/20221,540,000 shares $97.79 million +3.4%2.9%6.6 $63.50
4/30/20221,490,000 shares $95.96 million -2.6%2.8%6.7 $64.40
4/15/20221,530,000 shares $103.84 million -6.1%2.9%6.8 $67.87
3/31/20221,630,000 shares $114.34 million -3.6%3.1%7.3 $70.15
3/15/20221,690,000 shares $121.31 million -0.6%3.2%7.9 $71.78
2/28/20221,700,000 shares $124.00 million -4.5%3.2%7.6 $72.94
2/15/20221,780,000 shares $130.46 million +5.3%3.4%8.1 $73.29
1/31/20221,690,000 shares $120.70 million +9.7%3.2%7.9 $71.42
1/15/20221,540,000 shares $119.74 million +3.4%2.9%7.3 $77.75
12/31/20211,490,000 shares $110.98 million -6.9%2.8%7.6 $74.48
12/15/20211,600,000 shares $114.83 million +6.0%3.0%7.8 $71.77
11/30/20211,510,000 shares $106.70 million No Change2.8%7.5 $70.66
11/15/20211,510,000 shares $111.88 million -19.7%2.8%7.5 $74.09
10/29/20211,880,000 shares $134.74 million +9.9%3.5%9.6 $71.67

CBU Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Community Financial System shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 15th, traders have sold 1,920,306 shares of CBU short. 3.69% of Community Financial System's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Community Financial System'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. CBU shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.2. Learn More on Community Financial System'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. 3.69% of Community Financial System's floating shares are currently sold short.

Community Financial System saw a drop in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,920,306 shares, a drop of 6.4% from the previous total of 2,051,807 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.

3.69% of Community Financial System's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "regional banks" compare to Community Financial System: First Busey Corporation (6.88%), First Financial Bancorp. (6.43%), First Merchants Corporation (3.73%), Trustmark Corporation (6.47%), United Bankshares, Inc. (5.15%), Ameris Bancorp (4.46%), First Commonwealth Financial Corporation (4.35%), Home BancShares, Inc. (5.09%), Renasant Corp (6.10%), United Community Banks, Inc. (4.57%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($71.77 billion), Invesco QQQ ($59.70 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($23.54 billion), Medtronic PLC ($13.33 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($10.47 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($10.36 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($8.98 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.92 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($8.10 billion), and iShares Semiconductor ETF ($7.74 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CBU is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Community Financial System as its price is falling. CBU shares are trading up $0.28 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 Financial System 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 CBU, 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 CBU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2026.

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

  • 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.



Short interest data for NYSE:CBU is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 10/26/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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