VSB Bancorp (VSBN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of VSB Bancorp shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 29th, traders have sold 200 shares of VSBN short. Learn More on VSB Bancorp's current short interest.

VSB Bancorp saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 200 shares, an increase of 100.0% from the previous total of 100 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 "state commercial banks" compare to VSB Bancorp: Banco Bradesco S.A. (0.00%), BEO Bancorp (0.01%), First National Bank Alaska (0.00%), Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A. (0.54%), and Northeast Bank (0.87%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.03 billion), Ecolab Inc. ($3.64 billion), Match Group, Inc. ($3.59 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($3.02 billion), Morgan Stanley ($2.87 billion), Tesla, Inc. ($2.69 billion), The Charles Schwab Co. ($2.64 billion), The Clorox Company ($2.50 billion), Zillow Group, Inc. ($1.86 billion), and International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. ($1.85 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling VSBN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from VSB Bancorp as its price is falling. VSBN shares are trading down $0.72 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 VSB Bancorp 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 VSBN, 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 VSBN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 29 2020.