Carroll Bancorp (CROL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Carroll Bancorp shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 31st, investors have sold 100 shares of CROL short. Learn More on Carroll Bancorp's current short interest.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Carroll Bancorp: American Realty Investors, Inc. (1.34%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.22 billion), Aon plc ($3.37 billion), The Clorox Company ($3.22 billion), The Charles Schwab Co. ($2.86 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.04 billion), Simon Property Group, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.82 billion), International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. ($1.74 billion), Iron Mountain Incorporated ($1.68 billion), and C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. ($1.65 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CROL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Carroll Bancorp 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 Carroll Bancorp 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 CROL, 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 CROL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2020.