Pacific Alliance Bank (PFBN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Pacific Alliance Bank shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, traders have sold 100 shares of PFBN short. Learn More on Pacific Alliance Bank's current short interest.

Pacific Alliance Bank 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 sector of "finance" compare to Pacific Alliance Bank: BANCORP 34 (0.00%), Mission Valley Bancorp (0.00%), Pacific Valley Bancorp (0.01%), Chino Commercial Bancorp (0.00%), First Horizon Corporation (2.65%), Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (3.31%), Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. (2.37%), BOK Financial Corporation (3.39%), First Financial Bankshares, Inc. (5.51%), International Bancshares Corporation (2.27%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Occidental Petroleum Corporation ($3.35 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.06 billion), General Motors Company ($2.88 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.32 billion), Tractor Supply Company ($2.27 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.95 billion), and Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PFBN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Pacific Alliance Bank 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 Pacific Alliance Bank 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 PFBN, 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 PFBN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2024.