Hamilton Bancorp (HABK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Hamilton Bancorp shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 31st, traders have sold 6,900 shares of HABK short. Learn More on Hamilton Bancorp's current short interest.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Hamilton Bancorp: Great American Bancorp, Inc. (0.05%), AGM Group Holdings Inc. (0.05%), American Realty Investors, Inc. (1.37%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: TC Energy Co. ($4.49 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.94 billion), General Motors ($3.34 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.32 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.21 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.13 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.28 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.24 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.14 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HABK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Hamilton 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 Hamilton 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 HABK, 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 HABK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2024.