California First Leasing (CFNB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of California First Leasing shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, investors have sold 600 shares of CFNB short. Learn More on California First Leasing'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. CFNB shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on California First Leasing's short interest ratio.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to California First Leasing: Arrow Financial Corporation (0.82%), Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (0.57%), Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (1.05%), CME Group Inc. (1.31%), Moody's Corporation (1.12%), Nasdaq, Inc. (1.02%), MSCI Inc (1.42%), MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (3.76%), Five Star Bancorp (0.92%), Heritage Commerce Corp (1.39%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CFNB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from California First Leasing as its price is falling. CFNB shares are trading down $0.08 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 California First Leasing 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 CFNB, 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 CFNB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025.