Citizens Bancshares (CZBS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Citizens Bancshares shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, investors have sold 100 shares of CZBS short. 0.01% of Citizens Bancshares' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Citizens Bancshares' 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. 0.01% of Citizens Bancshares' floating shares are currently sold short.

0.01% of Citizens Bancshares' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Citizens Bancshares: Community West Bancshares (0.69%), Southern States Bancshares, Inc. (0.51%), Civista Bancshares, Inc. (1.27%), USCB Financial Holdings, Inc. (1.14%), Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (0.58%), Northeast Community Bancorp, Inc. (0.80%), Ponce Financial Group, Inc. (0.47%), FS Bancorp, Inc. (0.73%), HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. (6.36%), BayCom Corp (0.73%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CZBS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Citizens Bancshares as its price is falling. CZBS shares are trading up $0.50 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 Citizens Bancshares 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 CZBS, 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 CZBS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025.