Potomac Bancshares (PTBS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $15.93 +0.34 (+2.15%) As of 04/30/2025 12:32 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartDividendEarningsHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort InterestBuy This Stock Potomac Bancshares Short Interest DataPotomac Bancshares (PTBS) has a short interest of 500 shares, representing 0.01% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 66.67% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.2, indicating that it would take 0.2 days of the average trading volume of 1,360 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest500 sharesPrevious Short Interest300 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+66.67%Dollar Volume Sold Short$8,025.00Short Interest Ratio0.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateMarch 31, 2025Outstanding Shares4,145,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.01%Today's Trading Volume360 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,360 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average26% Short Selling Potomac Bancshares? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Potomac Bancshares and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartPTBS Short Interest Over TimePTBS Days to Cover Over TimePTBS Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Potomac Bancshares Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 3/31/2025500 shares $8,025.00 +66.7%0.0%0.2 $16.05 3/15/2025300 shares $4,650.00 +200.0%0.0%0.4 $15.50 2/28/2025100 shares $1,575.00 -50.0%0.0%0.1 $15.75 2/15/2025200 shares $3,384.00 No Change0.0%0.2 $16.92 1/15/2025100 shares $1,593.00 No ChangeN/A0.2 $15.93 12/31/2024100 shares $1,700.00 No ChangeN/A0.2 $17.00 12/15/2024100 shares $1,625.00 -50.0%N/A0.2 $16.25 11/30/2024200 shares $3,300.00 -50.0%N/A0.1 $16.50 11/15/2024400 shares $6,400.00 +300.0%N/A0.2 $16.00 10/31/2024100 shares $1,425.00 No ChangeN/A0.1 $14.25 Get the Latest News and Ratings for PTBS and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Potomac Bancshares and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 10/15/2024100 shares $1,477.00 No ChangeN/A0 $14.77 9/30/2024100 shares $1,494.00 -50.0%N/A0.1 $14.94 9/15/2024200 shares $2,900.00 No ChangeN/A0.1 $14.50 8/31/2024200 shares $2,900.00 +100.0%N/A0.2 $14.50 8/15/2024100 shares $1,450.00 No ChangeN/A0 $14.50 7/31/2024100 shares $1,430.00 No ChangeN/A0.1 $14.30 7/15/2024100 shares $1,405.00 No ChangeN/A0.5 $14.05 6/30/2024100 shares $1,475.00 No ChangeN/A0.1 $14.75 6/15/2024100 shares $1,400.00 No ChangeN/A0.1 $14.00 5/31/2024100 shares $1,525.00 -83.3%N/A0 $15.25 5/15/2024600 shares $8,940.00 No ChangeN/A0.2 $14.90 4/30/2024600 shares $8,850.00 +500.0%N/A0.1 $14.75 4/15/2024100 shares $1,450.00 No ChangeN/A0.1 $14.50 2/29/2024100 shares $1,510.00 No ChangeN/A0.1 $15.10 2/15/2024100 shares $1,535.00 No ChangeN/A0.1 $15.35 1/15/2024100 shares $1,500.00 No ChangeN/A0.1 $15.00 12/15/2023100 shares $1,490.00 No ChangeN/A0 $14.90 11/15/2023100 shares $1,564.00 No ChangeN/A0 $15.64 10/15/2023100 shares $1,575.80 No ChangeN/A0.3 $15.76 9/15/2023100 shares $1,610.00 No ChangeN/A0.3 $16.10 8/31/2023100 shares $1,690.00 No ChangeN/A0.3 $16.90 8/15/2023100 shares $1,745.00 No ChangeN/A0.1 $17.45 7/31/2023100 shares $1,696.00 No ChangeN/A0 $16.96 7/15/2023100 shares $1,560.00 No ChangeN/A0.1 $15.60 6/30/2023100 shares $1,590.00 No ChangeN/A0.2 $15.90 6/15/2023100 shares $1,595.00 No ChangeN/A0.3 $15.95 5/31/2023100 shares $1,595.00 No ChangeN/A0.1 $15.95 5/15/2023100 shares $1,555.00 No ChangeN/A0 $15.55 4/15/2023100 shares $1,675.00 -88.9%N/A0.1 $16.75 3/31/2023900 shares $15,300.00 +350.0%N/A0.8 $17.00What President Trump’s Executive Order 14154 means for your money (Ad)Nearly $3 trillion disappeared from the stock market on Thursday morning. According to Whitney Tilson - a former hedge fund manager who predicted the dotcom crash, the housing crisis, and the 2022 tech stock bloodbath - a little-known executive order from the President's first day in office could spark a paradigm-shift that will likely catch millions of Americans off guard.But because of the massive changes impacting U.S. stocks, Tilson has agreed to publish his latest fi 3/15/2023200 shares $3,306.00 +100.0%N/A0.1 $16.53 2/28/2023100 shares $1,676.00 No ChangeN/A0.1 $16.76 2/15/2023100 shares $1,685.00 No ChangeN/A0.1 $16.85 12/30/2022100 shares $1,635.00 No ChangeN/A0 $16.35 12/15/2022100 shares $1,685.00 No ChangeN/A0.3 $16.85 11/30/2022100 shares $1,700.00 No ChangeN/A0.1 $17.00 11/15/2022100 shares $1,665.00 -80.0%N/A0 $16.65 10/31/2022500 shares $8,500.00 No ChangeN/A0.3 $17.00 10/15/2022500 shares $8,500.00 +25.0%N/A2.5 $17.00 9/30/2022400 shares $7,200.00 No ChangeN/A0.6 $18.00 9/15/2022400 shares $6,848.04 +300.0%N/A0.8 $17.12 8/31/2022100 shares $1,717.00 No ChangeN/A0.3 $17.17 8/15/2022100 shares $1,717.00 No ChangeN/A0 $17.17 7/31/2022100 shares $1,700.00 No ChangeN/A0.2 $17.00 5/15/2022100 shares $1,720.00 No ChangeN/A0 $17.20 4/30/2022100 shares $1,765.00 No ChangeN/A0.3 $17.65 4/15/2022100 shares $1,760.00 No ChangeN/A0 $17.60 3/31/2022100 shares $1,800.00 No ChangeN/A0.1 $18.00 3/15/2022100 shares $1,840.00 -50.0%N/A0.5 $18.40 2/28/2022200 shares $3,600.00 -71.4%N/A0.3 $18.00 2/15/2022700 shares $12,110.00 No ChangeN/A0.6 $17.30 1/15/2022100 shares $1,850.00 No ChangeN/A0.1 $18.50 12/15/2021100 shares $1,845.00 -50.0%N/A0.1 $18.45 11/30/2021200 shares $3,780.00 -50.0%N/A0.1 $18.90 11/15/2021400 shares $8,000.00 +300.0%N/A0.6 $20.00 10/29/2021100 shares $1,845.00 -66.7%N/A0 $18.45 10/15/2021300 shares $5,625.00 No ChangeN/A0.1 $18.75 8/13/2021900 shares $15,300.00 +200.0%N/A0.3 $17.00 7/30/2021300 shares $4,950.00 +50.0%N/A0.2 $16.50 7/15/2021200 shares $3,140.00 -66.7%N/A0.7 $15.70 6/30/2021600 shares $9,510.00 +20.0%N/A0.9 $15.85 6/15/2021500 shares $7,450.00 +400.0%N/A0.6 $14.90 5/28/2021100 shares $1,375.00 No ChangeN/A0 $13.75 5/14/2021100 shares $1,350.00 -83.3%N/A0.1 $13.50 4/30/2021600 shares $7,968.00 +500.0%N/A0.2 $13.28 4/15/2021100 shares $1,292.00 No ChangeN/A0.2 $12.92 3/31/2021100 shares $1,307.00 No ChangeN/A0.1 $13.07 3/15/2021100 shares $1,291.50 No ChangeN/A0.2 $12.92 2/26/2021100 shares $1,365.00 No ChangeN/A0.1 $13.65 2/12/2021100 shares $1,300.00 No ChangeN/A1 $13.00 12/31/2020900 shares $10,395.00 No ChangeN/A1.1 $11.55 11/30/2020100 shares $1,200.00 -66.7%N/A0.2 $12.00 11/15/2020300 shares $3,450.00 +50.0%N/A0.1 $11.50 10/30/2020200 shares $1,950.00 +100.0%N/A0.1 $9.75 10/15/2020100 shares $975.00 No ChangeN/A0.1 $9.75 9/30/2020100 shares $971.00 No ChangeN/A0.2 $9.71 9/15/2020100 shares $1,065.00 No ChangeN/A1 $10.65 8/31/2020100 shares $975.00 No ChangeN/A0.2 $9.75 8/14/2020100 shares $966.00 No ChangeN/A0.1 $9.66 7/15/2020100 shares $990.00 No ChangeN/A0.2 $9.90What President Trump’s Executive Order 14154 means for your money (Ad)Nearly $3 trillion disappeared from the stock market on Thursday morning. According to Whitney Tilson - a former hedge fund manager who predicted the dotcom crash, the housing crisis, and the 2022 tech stock bloodbath - a little-known executive order from the President's first day in office could spark a paradigm-shift that will likely catch millions of Americans off guard.But because of the massive changes impacting U.S. stocks, Tilson has agreed to publish his latest fi PTBS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Potomac Bancshares' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Potomac Bancshares shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 31st, traders have sold 500 shares of PTBS short. 0.01% of Potomac Bancshares' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Potomac Bancshares' current short interest. What is a good short interest percentage for Potomac Bancshares? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.01% of Potomac Bancshares' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Potomac Bancshares' short interest increasing or decreasing? Potomac Bancshares saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 500 shares, an increase of 66.7% from the previous total of 300 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. How does Potomac Bancshares' short interest compare to its competitors? 0.01% of Potomac Bancshares' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Potomac Bancshares: ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. (0.90%), Plumas Bancorp (1.23%), Timberland Bancorp, Inc. (0.40%), Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (1.76%), SWK Holdings Co. (0.50%), Security National Financial Co. (0.07%), Parke Bancorp, Inc. (0.55%), Fidelity D & D Bancorp, Inc. (0.33%), Norwood Financial Corp. (1.66%), First Internet Bancorp (0.60%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.93 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.31 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.42 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.26 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.79 billion), TC Energy Co. ($3.43 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.91 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.89 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Potomac Bancshares stock? Short selling PTBS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Potomac Bancshares as its price is falling. PTBS shares are trading up $0.34 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. How does a short squeeze work against Potomac Bancshares? A short squeeze for Potomac Bancshares 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 PTBS, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Potomac Bancshares' short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including PTBS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2025. 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