Chesapeake Financial Shares (CPKF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Chesapeake Financial Shares shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 30th, investors have sold 800 shares of CPKF short. 0.03% of Chesapeake Financial Shares' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Chesapeake Financial Shares' current short interest.

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. 0.03% of Chesapeake Financial Shares' floating shares are currently sold short.

Chesapeake Financial Shares saw a increase in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 800 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.

0.03% of Chesapeake Financial Shares' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Chesapeake Financial Shares: Midland States Bancorp, Inc. (2.23%), VersaBank (0.00%), Civista Bancshares, Inc. (1.57%), Community West Bancshares (0.87%), Southern States Bancshares, Inc. (0.81%), Lesaka Technologies, Inc. (0.18%), HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. (4.34%), Source Capital, Inc. (0.64%), Farmers & Merchants Bancorp Inc. (0.67%), Orange County Bancorp, Inc. (1.47%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($72.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($26.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.61 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.52 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.70 billion), WD-40 Company ($7.66 billion), Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.10 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.80 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF ($5.53 billion), and Vanguard Large-Cap ETF ($5.35 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CPKF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Chesapeake Financial Shares as its price is falling. CPKF shares are trading down $0.24 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 Chesapeake Financial Shares 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 CPKF, 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 CPKF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2025.