Christopher & Banks (CBKC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Christopher & Banks shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 15th, traders have sold 500 shares of CBKC short. Learn More on Christopher & Banks' current short interest.

Christopher & Banks saw a drop in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 500 shares, a drop of 95.6% from the previous total of 11,300 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "retail/wholesale" compare to Christopher & Banks: Boqii Holding Limited (1.35%), Marketing Worldwide Corp (0.00%), Onfolio Holdings, Inc. (0.61%), Balincan USA, Inc. (0.21%), Jeffs' Brands Ltd (6.61%), Jowell Global Ltd. (0.03%), Secoo Holding Limited (4.27%), Logiq, Inc. (0.00%), Express, Inc. (16.70%), TuanChe Limited (0.50%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($6.62 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($4.85 billion), Aon plc ($4.66 billion), DuPont de Nemours, Inc. ($3.84 billion), International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. ($3.60 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($3.22 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.21 billion), Snowflake Inc. ($2.82 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.52 billion), and Peloton Interactive, Inc. ($2.51 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CBKC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Christopher & Banks 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 Christopher & Banks occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of CBKC, 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 CBKC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2021.