West Shore Bank (WSSH) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of West Shore Bank shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 31st, traders have sold 100 shares of WSSH short. Learn More on West Shore Bank's current short interest.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banks - northeast" compare to West Shore Bank: CB Financial Services, Inc. (0.50%), ECB Bancorp, Inc. (0.34%), Lyons Bancorp, Inc. (0.00%), Meridian Bank (0.34%), Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. (0.37%), QNB Corp. (0.00%), CF Bankshares Inc. (0.35%), SR Bancorp, Inc. (2.33%), Union Bankshares, Inc. (1.31%), SB Financial Group, Inc. (0.34%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling WSSH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from West Shore Bank as its price is falling. WSSH shares are trading down $0.45 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 West Shore Bank 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 WSSH, 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 WSSH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025.