Commercial National Financial (CNAF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Commercial National Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 31st, traders have sold 400 shares of CNAF short. Learn More on Commercial National Financial's current short interest.

Commercial National Financial saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 400 shares, an increase of 300.0% from the previous total of 100 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 industry of "state commercial banks" compare to Commercial National Financial: M&F Bancorp, Inc. (0.02%), CIB Marine Bancshares, Inc. (0.01%), Pinnacle Bancshares, Inc. (0.01%), First Sound Bank (0.00%), Touchstone Bankshares, Inc. (0.00%), Glen Burnie Bancorp (0.45%), Citizens Holding (1.06%), Bank of the James Financial Group, Inc. (0.08%), Mission Valley Bancorp (0.00%), Westbury Bancorp, Inc. (0.01%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: TC Energy Co. ($4.49 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.94 billion), General Motors ($3.34 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.32 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.21 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.13 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.28 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.24 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.14 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CNAF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Commercial National 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 Commercial National Financial 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 CNAF, 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 CNAF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2024.