West Bancorporation (WTBA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume → The only financial event in 2024 that matters (From Porter & Company) (Ad) Free WTBA Stock Alerts $17.32 +0.23 (+1.35%) (As of 05/31/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends West Bancorporation Short Interest DataCurrent Short Interest290,600 sharesPrevious Short Interest291,900 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-0.45%Dollar Volume Sold Short$5.16 millionShort Interest Ratio12.0 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2024Outstanding Shares16,810,000 sharesFloat Size14,760,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.97%Today's Trading Volume15,380 sharesAverage Trading Volume17,861 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average86% Short Selling West Bancorporation ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for West Bancorporation and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartWTBA Short Interest Over TimeWTBA Days to Cover Over TimeWTBA Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Crypto 101 MediaThe #1 Crypto That You Don’t Own… YetThere’s all kinds of “signals” to follow when investing in cryptos. But there’s one signal you should pay attention to above all others: Venture capital firms. You want to follow venture capital money into cryptocurrencies before anyone gets word of what’s happening.Click here for all the details… West Bancorporation Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/15/2024290,600 shares $5.16 million -0.5%2.0%12 $17.77 4/30/2024291,900 shares $4.75 million -2.2%2.0%11.1 $16.26 4/15/2024298,600 shares $4.80 million +5.7%2.0%11.1 $16.07 3/31/2024282,500 shares $5.04 million +7.7%1.9%10.6 $17.83 3/15/2024262,400 shares $4.57 million +5.7%1.8%9.8 $17.42 2/29/2024248,300 shares $4.32 million +14.6%1.7%8.7 $17.40 Get the Latest News and Ratings for WTBA and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for West Bancorporation and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/2024216,600 shares $3.99 million +7.3%1.5%7.6 $18.44 1/31/2024201,800 shares $3.80 million -8.5%1.4%7.7 $18.81 1/15/2024220,500 shares $4.36 million -3.0%1.5%8.7 $19.78 12/31/2023227,400 shares $4.82 million +1.4%1.5%9.1 $21.20 12/15/2023224,300 shares $4.77 million +3.2%1.5%9.4 $21.25 11/30/2023217,400 shares $3.85 million -7.3%1.5%10.9 $17.71 11/15/2023234,500 shares $4.37 million +3.3%1.6%12 $18.62 10/31/2023227,000 shares $3.73 million -1.0%1.5%11.5 $16.43 10/15/2023229,300 shares $3.60 million +1.2%1.6%11.9 $15.72 9/30/2023226,600 shares $3.70 million -0.2%1.5%12.1 $16.31 9/15/2023227,000 shares $3.97 million +1.8%1.5%11.8 $17.48 8/31/2023222,900 shares $4.13 million -3.8%1.5%9.1 $18.52 8/15/2023231,700 shares $4.30 million -2.9%1.6%8.3 $18.54 7/31/2023238,500 shares $4.78 million +2.6%1.6%7.2 $20.06 7/15/2023232,400 shares $4.29 million +0.8%1.6%6.5 $18.47 6/30/2023230,600 shares $4.25 million -5.8%1.6%6.2 $18.41 6/15/2023244,700 shares $4.64 million +5.7%1.7%6.2 $18.96 5/31/2023231,500 shares $3.89 million -1.0%1.6%5.9 $16.80 5/15/2023233,900 shares $3.62 million +15.1%1.6%6.3 $15.47 4/30/2023203,300 shares $3.50 million +2.8%1.4%6.2 $17.23 4/15/2023197,700 shares $3.45 million +2.5%1.4%6.5 $17.45 3/31/2023192,900 shares $3.52 million -2.7%1.3%6.5 $18.27 3/15/2023198,300 shares $3.61 million +16.9%1.4%6.8 $18.18 2/28/2023169,600 shares $3.57 million -6.7%1.2%6.2 $21.06 2/15/2023181,700 shares $3.91 million -1.5%1.2%6.7 $21.52 1/31/2023184,500 shares $4.04 million +7.8%1.3%6.7 $21.90 1/15/2023171,100 shares $4.19 million -9.7%1.2%6.4 $24.50 12/30/2022189,400 shares $4.84 million +49.8%1.3%7 $25.55 12/15/2022126,400 shares $2.98 million +12.7%0.9%4.3 $23.55 11/30/2022112,200 shares $2.70 million -12.8%0.8%3.9 $24.04 11/15/2022128,700 shares $2.95 million -19.0%0.9%5 $22.92 10/31/2022158,900 shares $3.57 million -11.1%1.1%6.3 $22.47 10/15/2022178,700 shares $3.89 million -6.9%1.2%7.4 $21.76 9/30/2022192,000 shares $4.00 million -4.6%1.3%8.1 $20.81The only financial event in 2024 that matters (Ad)Man Who Predicted 2008 Crash Warns of Black Swan Financial Event in 2024 Porter Stansberry’s new documentary is going viral.Stream the documentary for free by clicking here 9/15/2022201,300 shares $4.58 million -0.8%1.4%9.1 $22.73 8/31/2022203,000 shares $5.00 million -3.1%1.4%12 $24.61 8/15/2022209,400 shares $5.44 million +4.0%1.4%11.6 $25.99 7/31/2022201,300 shares $5.24 million -2.4%1.4%10.5 $26.01 7/15/2022206,200 shares $4.72 million -0.7%1.4%9.8 $22.90 6/30/2022207,600 shares $5.05 million -5.8%1.4%9.5 $24.34 6/15/2022220,400 shares $5.20 million +6.1%1.5%9.8 $23.58 5/31/2022207,800 shares $5.29 million +3.7%1.4%9.7 $25.45 5/15/2022200,300 shares $4.85 million +14.0%1.4%8.9 $24.22 4/30/2022175,700 shares $4.39 million -3.8%1.2%7.6 $25.00 4/15/2022182,600 shares $4.67 million -11.6%1.3%7.9 $25.60 3/31/2022206,500 shares $5.62 million -12.5%1.4%8.6 $27.21 3/15/2022235,900 shares $6.70 million +16.6%1.6%10 $28.42 2/28/2022202,300 shares $5.85 million -1.3%1.4%8.1 $28.90 2/15/2022205,000 shares $6.21 million +28.4%1.4%8.2 $30.30 1/31/2022159,700 shares $4.71 million +6.7%1.1%6.5 $29.52 1/15/2022149,700 shares $4.87 million +1.6%1.0%6.5 $32.50 12/31/2021147,300 shares $4.58 million -16.5%N/A0 $31.07 12/15/2021176,300 shares $5.49 million +0.7%1.2%8 $31.14 11/30/2021175,100 shares $5.43 million -4.1%1.2%7.2 $31.03 11/15/2021182,500 shares $6.16 million -3.0%1.2%7.5 $33.75 10/29/2021188,100 shares $5.96 million +1.8%1.3%7.8 $31.70 10/15/2021184,800 shares $5.58 million -3.8%1.3%7.5 $30.22 9/30/2021192,100 shares $5.77 million -30.7%1.3%7.1 $30.03 9/15/2021277,100 shares $8.11 million -5.8%1.9%8.6 $29.27 8/31/2021294,000 shares $8.99 million -5.6%2.0%8.5 $30.59 8/13/2021311,300 shares $9.72 million -0.5%2.1%8.6 $31.22 7/30/2021313,000 shares $9.23 million -4.4%2.1%8.2 $29.48 7/15/2021327,400 shares $9.11 million +4.9%2.2%8.1 $27.82 6/30/2021312,000 shares $8.66 million -23.0%2.1%8.1 $27.75 6/15/2021405,100 shares $11.65 million +5.9%2.8%11.3 $28.76 5/28/2021382,600 shares $10.68 million -4.5%2.6%11.5 $27.92 5/14/2021400,700 shares $11.11 million +5.3%2.7%11.7 $27.73 4/30/2021380,600 shares $9.93 million -12.4%2.6%11.4 $26.10 4/15/2021434,300 shares $10.86 million -2.3%3.0%12.6 $25.00 3/31/2021444,700 shares $10.92 million -5.1%3.0%12.4 $24.56 3/15/2021468,500 shares $12.52 million +0.1%3.2%11.6 $26.72 2/26/2021468,200 shares $11.01 million +11.2%3.5%11.7 $23.51 2/12/2021421,000 shares $9.16 million -1.2%2.9%10.5 $21.75 1/29/2021426,300 shares $8.87 million -7.0%2.9%9.9 $20.81 1/15/2021458,300 shares $9.70 million No Change3.1%10.3 $21.16 1/31/202091,700 shares $2.10 million -9.9%0.6%4.5 $22.89 1/15/202091,700 shares $2.22 million -9.9%0.6%4.5 $24.25 12/31/2019101,800 shares $2.61 million -14.8%0.7%5 $25.63 8/15/2019106,700 shares $2.18 million -6.1%0.7%4.2 $20.40 WTBA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is West Bancorporation's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of West Bancorporation shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 290,600 shares of WTBA short. 1.97% of West Bancorporation's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on West Bancorporation's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for West Bancorporation? 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. WTBA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 12.0. Learn More on West Bancorporation's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for West Bancorporation? 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. 1.97% of West Bancorporation's floating shares are currently sold short. Is West Bancorporation's short interest increasing or decreasing? West Bancorporation saw a decline in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 290,600 shares, a decline of 0.4% from the previous total of 291,900 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. What is West Bancorporation's float size? West Bancorporation currently has issued a total of 16,810,000 shares. Some of West Bancorporation's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. West Bancorporation currently has a public float of 14,760,000 shares. How does West Bancorporation's short interest compare to its competitors? 1.97% of West Bancorporation's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to West Bancorporation: Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc. (1.22%), RBB Bancorp (0.77%), South Plains Financial, Inc. (0.35%), Equity Bancshares, Inc. (0.72%), Old Second Bancorp, Inc. (1.68%), Preferred Bank (7.74%), Peoples Bancorp Inc. (1.97%), Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. (1.54%), German American Bancorp, Inc. (3.61%), Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. (1.87%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.30 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.10 billion), General Motors ($2.84 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.77 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.22 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.12 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($2.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short West Bancorporation stock? Short selling WTBA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from West Bancorporation as its price is falling. WTBA shares are trading up $0.23 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 West Bancorporation? A short squeeze for West Bancorporation 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 WTBA, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is West Bancorporation's 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 WTBA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024. 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