1st Capital Bancorp (FISB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of 1st Capital Bancorp shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of November 15th, investors have sold 100 shares of FISB short. Learn More on 1st Capital Bancorp's current short interest.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to 1st Capital Bancorp: Pinnacle Bankshares Co. (0.00%), 1st Colonial Bancorp, Inc. (0.00%), Oak Ridge Financial Services, Inc. (0.00%), Harleysville Financial Co. (0.01%), Old Point Financial Co. (0.08%), Solera National Bancorp, Inc. (0.00%), First Resource Bancorp, Inc. (0.06%), Lifestore Financial Group, Inc. (0.01%), BNCCORP, Inc. (0.00%), Pacific Valley Bancorp (0.01%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: RTX Co. ($7.24 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.72 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.80 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($2.48 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.38 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.35 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.79 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.73 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FISB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from 1st Capital 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 1st Capital 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 FISB, 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 FISB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 15 2023.