CIVB Short Volume
Civista Bancshares, Inc. (CIVB) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Banks - Regional industry, with a market capitalization near $508.2M, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 520 people, carrying a beta of 0.66 to the broader market. Civista Bancshares, Inc. Led by Dennis G. Shaffer, public since 1994-04-06.
Short volume measures the number of shares sold short on a given day as reported by FINRA. Tracking short volume relative to total volume helps identify unusual bearish sentiment or short-squeeze potential.
- Latest Date
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 7.1K
- Total Volume
- 19.2K
- Short %
- 37.15%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 51.04%
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Frequently asked CIVB short volume questions
- What is the daily CIVB short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Civista Bancshares, Inc. (CIVB) short volume is 7.1K shares against 19.2K total reported volume, or 37.15% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is CIVB short volume reported?
- FINRA publishes the Daily Short Sale Volume File for trades reported to FINRA TRFs and the FINRA/Nasdaq ADF on a T+1 basis. The headline figure is the count of shares that printed at the short-sale or short-exempt tick across all reporting venues for the symbol; each exchange separately publishes its own daily short-sale data file.
- What does CIVB short volume tell options traders?
- Daily short-sale flow is one input that helps disambiguate dealer-hedging activity from directional bear flow when the chain shows fresh customer call inventory. It is not a clean MM-only proxy: the headline number mixes directional shorting, options-MM delta-hedging, ETF-creation arbitrage, and convertible-arb hedging. Cross-check against gamma-exposure and OI changes for a cleaner read.