Potomac Bancshares (PTBS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Potomac Bancshares shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 29th, investors have sold 100 shares of PTBS short. Learn More on Potomac Bancshares' current short interest.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Potomac Bancshares: 1st Capital Bancorp (0.00%), Auburn National Bancorporation, Inc. (0.26%), Pinnacle Bankshares Co. (0.00%), The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. (0.03%), TC Bancshares, Inc. (0.29%), Madison County Financial, Inc. (0.01%), Fomo Worldwide, Inc. (0.00%), Finance of America Companies Inc. (4.39%), Logan Ridge Finance Co. (0.16%), First Bancshares, Inc. (0.01%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.39 billion), General Motors ($3.88 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.22 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.13 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.76 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.63 billion), Suncor Energy Inc. ($2.48 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.04 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.87 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

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 $0.30 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 Potomac Bancshares 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 PTBS, 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 PTBS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 29 2024.