Metropolitan Bank (MCB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $96.78 +0.88 (+0.91%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$96.80 +0.02 (+0.02%) As of 07:36 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 Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest Metropolitan Bank Short Interest OverviewAs of September 30, 2026, Metropolitan Bank (MCB) had a short interest of 659,136 shares sold short, representing 5.63% of the public float. This marks a 6.05% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.9, meaning it would take 4.9 days of the average trading volume of 145,059 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest659,136 sharesPrevious Short Interest621,507 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month6.05%Dollar Volume Sold Short$57.33 millionShort Interest Ratio4.9 Days to CoverLast Record DateSeptember 30, 2026Outstanding Shares12,400,000 sharesShort Percent of Float5.63%Today's Trading Volume292,174 sharesAverage Trading Volume145,059 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average201% Short Selling Metropolitan Bank? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Metropolitan Bank and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Get Report View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartMCB Short Interest Over TimeMCB Days to Cover Over TimeMCB Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Metropolitan Bank Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes ExportReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 9/30/2026659,136 shares $57.33 million +6.1%5.6%4.93 $86.98 9/15/2026621,507 shares $56.18 million +5.3%5.3%5.4 $90.40 8/31/2026590,218 shares $53.67 million +2.1%5.0%5.85 $90.94 8/14/2026578,335 shares $54.43 million -9.0%4.9%5.23 $94.12 7/31/2026635,795 shares $58.81 million -0.9%5.4%3.22 $92.50 7/15/2026641,414 shares $63.01 million -2.1%5.5%4.91 $98.23 6/30/2026655,028 shares $64.58 million +24.5%5.6%3.57 $98.60 6/15/2026526,304 shares $49.86 million -7.1%4.5%5.65 $94.73 5/29/2026566,787 shares $51.14 million -9.7%4.8%4.43 $90.22 5/15/2026627,507 shares $54.56 million -0.7%5.4%5.64 $86.95 Get the Latest News and Ratings for MCB and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Metropolitan Bank and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 4/30/2026631,746 shares $55.79 million +15.0%5.4%3.64 $88.31 4/15/2026549,498 shares $49.12 million -19.3%4.7%2.87 $89.39 3/31/2026680,953 shares $56.59 million +22.6%5.8%4.88 $83.10 3/13/2026555,436 shares $43.84 million -0.6%4.8%3.2 $78.94 2/27/2026558,882 shares $46.89 million +17.8%5.9%1.9 $83.89 2/13/2026474,622 shares $44.30 million +0.9%4.1%5.39 $93.34 1/30/2026470,383 shares $43.68 million -18.9%4.9%1.83 $92.85 1/15/2026579,657 shares $47.47 million +2.7%6.0%4.85 $81.89 12/31/2025564,660 shares $42.98 million -5.1%5.8%5.8 $76.12 12/15/2025595,090 shares $47.46 million -2.2%6.2%6.68 $79.75 11/28/2025608,189 shares $45.38 million +1.6%6.3%8.05 $74.61 11/14/2025598,899 shares $41.68 million +2.4%6.2%5.95 $69.60 10/31/2025584,918 shares $38.78 million -16.1%6.0%3.52 $66.30 10/15/2025696,700 shares $54.74 million +5.8%7.1%7.6 $78.57 9/30/2025658,300 shares $49.21 million +13.3%N/A7.5 $74.75 9/15/2025581,300 shares $45.84 million -3.4%N/A6 $78.87 8/31/2025601,500 shares $47.82 million -0.2%6.1%6.9 $79.49 8/15/2025602,400 shares $43.95 million -0.1%N/A6.9 $72.95 7/31/2025603,100 shares $42.53 million -15.3%6.2%6.7 $70.52 7/15/2025712,000 shares $52.13 million -14.6%N/A6.9 $73.21 6/30/2025834,000 shares $58.59 million -9.1%8.3%8.4 $70.25 6/15/2025917,600 shares $58.88 million -1.8%9.2%9.1 $64.17 5/31/2025934,600 shares $60.47 million +1.6%8.9%8.5 $64.70 5/15/2025919,700 shares $61.58 million +2.0%8.8%7.8 $66.96 4/30/2025901,800 shares $55.97 million +19.7%N/A7.8 $62.06 4/15/2025753,500 shares $39.20 million +3.2%7.2%6.8 $52.02 3/31/2025729,900 shares $40.92 million +14.6%7.0%7 $56.06 3/15/2025637,000 shares $34.78 million +14.7%6.1%6.9 $54.61 2/28/2025555,600 shares $33.55 million +10.9%5.3%6.8 $60.39 2/15/2025501,100 shares $30.95 million +10.3%4.8%6.4 $61.77The $15 Gold Fund That Pays Up to $1,152/Month (Ad)Gold is hitting record highs, but most investors are leaving income on the table. 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Stansberry has released a new documentary naming the assets he believes are positioned to surge as a result.Watch the free briefing and see the three steps to prepare today 12/30/2022342,100 shares $20.07 million -3.6%N/A4.4 $58.67 12/15/2022354,700 shares $19.40 million -2.7%N/A4.7 $54.69 11/30/2022364,400 shares $23.15 million -3.6%N/A5.4 $63.54 11/15/2022377,900 shares $27.04 million -4.2%N/A6.6 $71.55 10/31/2022394,300 shares $26.02 million -16.3%N/A6.5 $66.00 10/15/2022471,100 shares $31.07 million -3.0%N/A6.9 $65.96 9/30/2022485,800 shares $31.27 million -0.2%N/A6.5 $64.36 9/15/2022486,800 shares $34.75 million -1.9%N/A5.7 $71.39 8/31/2022496,400 shares $35.54 million -3.7%N/A5.4 $71.59 8/15/2022515,700 shares $40.76 million +4.5%N/A5.3 $79.03 7/31/2022493,700 shares $34.25 million +3.2%N/A4.4 $69.38 7/15/2022478,200 shares $31.31 million -4.1%N/A4.4 $65.47 6/30/2022498,800 shares $34.63 million -10.1%N/A4.9 $69.42 6/15/2022555,100 shares $39.22 million +13.8%N/A5.3 $70.66 5/31/2022487,700 shares $37.67 million +2.6%N/A4.8 $77.23 5/15/2022475,200 shares $38.11 million +3.0%N/A4.6 $80.20 4/30/2022461,300 shares $41.08 million -3.6%N/A5 $89.05 4/15/2022478,300 shares $45.63 million +36.2%N/A4.8 $95.39 3/31/2022351,200 shares $35.74 million -3.7%N/A3.3 $101.77 3/15/2022364,700 shares $37.36 million +2.5%N/A3.5 $102.43 2/28/2022355,900 shares $36.39 million -5.1%N/A3.1 $102.25 2/15/2022375,100 shares $39.97 million -7.3%N/A3.2 $106.56 1/31/2022404,600 shares $40.46 million -4.9%N/A3.3 $100.00 1/15/2022425,300 shares $46.91 million -4.3%N/A3.5 $110.29 12/31/2021444,500 shares $47.35 million +34.8%N/A4 $106.53 12/15/2021329,800 shares $31.97 million -3.5%N/A2.9 $96.93 11/30/2021341,600 shares $32.43 million -36.4%N/A3.1 $94.93 11/15/2021537,400 shares $54.78 million +68.0%N/A5.5 $101.93 10/29/2021319,900 shares $29.07 million +30.5%N/A3.9 $90.86 MCB Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Metropolitan Bank's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Metropolitan Bank shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 30th, investors have sold 659,136 shares of MCB short. 5.63% of Metropolitan Bank's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Metropolitan Bank's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Metropolitan Bank? 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. MCB shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.9. Learn More on Metropolitan Bank's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Metropolitan Bank? 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. 5.63% of Metropolitan Bank's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Metropolitan Bank's short interest increasing or decreasing? Metropolitan Bank saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 659,136 shares, an increase of 6.1% from the previous total of 621,507 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 Metropolitan Bank's short interest compare to its competitors? 5.63% of Metropolitan Bank's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "regional banks" compare to Metropolitan Bank: CVB Financial Corporation (6.53%), Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (8.65%), East West Bancorp, Inc. (3.20%), OceanFirst Financial Corp. (6.29%), Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (5.39%), KeyCorp (2.99%), Origin Bancorp, Inc. (2.52%), United Community Banks, Inc. (4.48%), Western Alliance Bancorporation (5.86%), Fulton Financial Corporation (5.66%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($75.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($52.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($25.28 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.70 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($10.54 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($9.22 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.80 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($7.65 billion), and Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($7.23 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Metropolitan Bank stock? Short selling MCB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Metropolitan Bank as its price is falling. MCB shares are trading up $0.88 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 Metropolitan Bank? A short squeeze for Metropolitan Bank 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 MCB, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Metropolitan Bank's 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 MCB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2026. What do MCB's short interest metrics mean? Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like MCB: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. 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