Pinnacle Bankshares (PPBN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Pinnacle Bankshares shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, traders have sold 200 shares of PPBN short. Learn More on Pinnacle Bankshares' 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. PPBN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Pinnacle Bankshares's short interest ratio.

Pinnacle Bankshares saw a increase in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 200 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 industry of "banking" compare to Pinnacle Bankshares: Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (1.64%), FS Bancorp, Inc. (1.20%), First Bank (0.37%), Bay Commercial Bank (0.74%), PCB Bancorp (0.51%), Finance of America Companies Inc. (13.30%), Northeast Community Bancorp Inc. (0.65%), Mvb Financial Corp. (1.29%), Plumas Bancorp (0.44%), Citizens Financial Services Inc. (0.89%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PPBN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Pinnacle Bankshares as its price is falling. PPBN shares are trading down $0.02 today. 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 Pinnacle Bankshares 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 PPBN, 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 PPBN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025.