Fidelity Federal Bancorp Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Fidelity Federal Bancorp shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, investors have sold 1,000 shares of FDLB short.

0.00% of Fidelity Federal Bancorp's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "federal savings institutions" compare to Fidelity Federal Bancorp: Provident Bancorp Inc (0.00%), Northrim BanCorp, Inc. (0.69%), Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (1.64%), Territorial Bancorp Inc. (1.70%), BCB Bancorp, Inc. (1.60%), Sterling Bancorp (1.83%), Western New England Bancorp, Inc. (1.64%), Northeast Community Bancorp, Inc. (0.00%), 1st Constitution Bancorp (0.00%), and PDL Community Bancorp (2.04%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Analog Devices, Inc. ($5.85 billion), Aon plc ($5.61 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.44 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.49 billion), Airbnb, Inc. ($3.35 billion), Peloton Interactive, Inc. ($2.53 billion), ViacomCBS Inc. ($2.48 billion), Expedia Group, Inc. ($2.39 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.26 billion), and Nuance Communications, Inc. ($2.18 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FDLB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Fidelity Federal Bancorp as its price is falling. To short Fidelity Federal Bancorp 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 Fidelity Federal Bancorp 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 Fidelity Federal 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 FDLB, 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 FDLB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2021.