Citizens Financial (CFIN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Citizens Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 13th, investors have sold 100 shares of CFIN short. Learn More on Citizens Financial's current short interest.

Citizens Financial saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 100 shares, an increase of ∞ from the previous total of 0 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 "finance" compare to Citizens Financial: American Realty Investors, Inc. (1.37%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Tesla, Inc. ($9.26 billion), AbbVie Inc. ($6.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.96 billion), McKesson Co. ($4.86 billion), Microchip Technology Incorporated ($2.85 billion), The Charles Schwab Co. ($2.75 billion), Match Group, Inc. ($2.50 billion), International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. ($1.95 billion), Tiffany & Co. ($1.93 billion), and Wayfair Inc. ($1.78 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CFIN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Citizens Financial 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 Citizens Financial 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 CFIN, 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 CFIN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 13 2020.