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 covered or closed out. As of April 30th, investors have sold 100 shares of CZBS short. Learn More on Citizens Bancshares' current short interest.

Citizens Bancshares saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 100 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Citizens Bancshares: Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (0.51%), Community West Bancshares (0.55%), Source Capital, Inc. (0.04%), USCB Financial Holdings, Inc. (1.10%), Lesaka Technologies, Inc. (0.17%), Ponce Financial Group, Inc. (0.60%), Northeast Community Bancorp, Inc. (0.84%), Mercurity Fintech Holding Inc. (0.84%), FS Bancorp, Inc. (0.66%), Pioneer Bancorp, Inc. (0.44%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 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 down $0.03 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 increases 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, 30 2025.