Madison County Financial (MCBK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Madison County Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 31st, traders have sold 400 shares of MCBK short. Learn More on Madison County Financial's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. MCBK shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Madison County Financial's short interest ratio.

Madison County Financial saw a decline in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 400 shares, a decline of 20.0% from the previous total of 500 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 "federal savings institutions" compare to Madison County Financial: Territorial Bancorp Inc. (0.60%), TC Bancshares, Inc. (0.29%), IF Bancorp, Inc. (0.12%), Catalyst Bancorp, Inc. (0.13%), Wayne Savings Bancshares, Inc. (0.00%), NSTS Bancorp, Inc. (0.10%), Magyar Bancorp, Inc. (0.06%), CFSB Bancorp, Inc. (0.12%), Broadway Financial Co. (0.17%), First Seacoast Bancorp, Inc. (0.21%),

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 MCBK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Madison County Financial 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 Madison County Financial 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 MCBK, 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 MCBK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2024.