BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $13.04 +0.12 (+0.93%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust Short Interest DataBlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) has a short interest of 102,100 shares. This marks a 25.58% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.1, indicating that it would take 1.1 days of the average trading volume of 103,175 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest102,100 sharesPrevious Short Interest81,300 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+25.58%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.33 millionShort Interest Ratio1.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateOctober 31, 2024Today's Trading Volume67,512 sharesAverage Trading Volume103,175 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average65% Short Selling BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartBGT Short Interest Over TimeBGT Days to Cover Over TimeBGT Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Porter & CompanyThis company will win the AI race Rome wasn’t built in a day… But there is another lesser-known type of keystone, one that plays an equally critical role in supporting the most revolutionary technology the world’s ever seen… artificial intelligence. And without it, the entire AI industry would collapse. You must read this new presentation from Porter Stansberry. BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 10/31/2024102,100 shares $1.33 million +25.6%N/A1.1 $13.01 10/15/202481,300 shares $1.05 million -9.0%N/A0.8 $12.94 9/30/202489,300 shares $1.16 million -11.1%N/A0.8 $12.94 9/15/2024100,400 shares $1.29 million +3.9%N/A0.9 $12.86 8/31/202496,600 shares $1.23 million -23.3%N/A0.9 $12.69 8/15/2024126,000 shares $1.63 million -42.2%N/A1.2 $12.91 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BGT and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/31/2024217,800 shares $2.87 million +591.4%N/A2 $13.18 7/15/202431,500 shares $415,485.00 -39.0%N/A0.3 $13.19 6/30/202451,600 shares $658,416.00 -25.3%N/A0.6 $12.76 6/15/202469,100 shares $884,480.00 +44.6%N/A0.7 $12.80 5/31/202447,800 shares $621,400.00 -61.5%N/A0.5 $13.00 5/15/2024124,200 shares $1.71 million +93.8%N/A1.3 $13.74 4/30/202464,100 shares $820,480.00 -56.7%N/A0.7 $12.80 4/15/2024147,900 shares $1.88 million -27.5%N/A1.6 $12.69 3/31/2024203,900 shares $2.65 million -1.5%N/A2 $12.98 3/15/2024206,900 shares $2.76 million +15.7%N/A1.9 $13.35 2/29/2024178,900 shares $2.30 million +32.4%N/A1.6 $12.86 2/15/2024135,100 shares $1.72 million +195.6%N/A1.3 $12.75 1/31/202445,700 shares $562,795.50 +153.9%N/A0.4 $12.32 1/15/202418,000 shares $216,720.00 -74.5%N/A0.2 $12.04 12/31/202370,700 shares $875,266.00 -24.3%N/A0.7 $12.38 12/15/202393,400 shares $1.13 million -38.6%N/A1 $12.11 11/30/2023152,000 shares $1.82 million -15.6%N/A1.6 $11.98 11/15/2023180,000 shares $2.13 million +56.7%N/A2 $11.83 10/31/2023114,900 shares $1.34 million -8.2%N/A1.2 $11.62 10/15/2023125,100 shares $1.50 million +3.9%N/A1.3 $11.96 9/30/2023120,400 shares $1.45 million +31.7%N/A1.3 $12.06 9/15/202391,400 shares $1.09 million +14.3%N/A1 $11.97 8/31/202380,000 shares $963,200.00 +14.9%N/A0.9 $12.04 8/15/202369,600 shares $824,064.00 +80.8%N/A0.8 $11.84 7/31/202338,500 shares $458,535.00 +171.1%N/A0.4 $11.91 7/15/202314,200 shares $164,720.00 +16.4%N/A0.2 $11.60 6/30/202312,200 shares $142,740.00 -34.8%N/A0.1 $11.70 6/15/202318,700 shares $211,310.00 +76.4%N/A0.2 $11.30 5/31/202310,600 shares $117,766.00 -28.4%N/A0.1 $11.11 5/15/202314,800 shares $166,352.00 +78.3%N/A0.2 $11.24 4/30/20238,300 shares $94,039.00 -53.6%N/A0.1 $11.33 4/15/202317,900 shares $202,091.00 -19.0%N/A0.2 $11.29 3/31/202322,100 shares $247,741.00 +100.9%N/A0.2 $11.21 3/15/202311,000 shares $119,900.00 -37.9%N/A0.1 $10.90Bill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: Stargate (Ad)In February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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It’s called The Final Frontier.Including the name of the #1 company to buy. 1/29/202113,500 shares $163,485.00 +98.5%N/A0.2 $12.11 1/15/20216,800 shares $83,028.00 -17.1%N/A0.1 $12.21 12/31/20208,200 shares $96,842.00 +310.0%N/A0.1 $11.81 12/15/20202,000 shares $23,600.00 -96.3%N/A0 $11.80 11/30/202054,500 shares $643,645.00 +12.4%N/A0.9 $11.81 11/15/202048,500 shares $564,540.00 +394.9%N/A0.8 $11.64 10/30/20209,800 shares $108,094.00 -10.9%N/A0.1 $11.03 10/15/202011,000 shares $125,950.00 +29.4%N/A0 $11.45 9/30/20208,500 shares $95,455.00 -43.3%N/A0.1 $11.23 9/15/202020,700 shares $240,144.84 +38.0%N/A0.3 $11.60 8/31/202015,000 shares $171,450.00 +48.5%N/A0.2 $11.43 8/14/202010,100 shares $114,029.00 -72.1%N/A0.1 $11.29 7/31/202036,200 shares $401,820.00 -40.5%N/A0.5 $11.10 7/15/202060,800 shares $665,760.00 +22.6%N/A0.8 $10.95 6/30/202049,600 shares $539,648.00 +544.2%N/A0.5 $10.88 6/15/20207,700 shares $83,776.00 -87.4%N/A0.1 $10.88 5/29/202061,100 shares $667,823.00 +172.8%N/A0.4 $10.93 5/15/202022,400 shares $228,928.00 -8.9%N/A0.1 $10.22 4/30/202024,600 shares $260,514.00 -9.6%N/A0.2 $10.59 4/15/202027,200 shares $286,144.00 +147.3%N/A0.2 $10.52 3/31/202011,000 shares $115,280.00 +48.7%N/A0.1 $10.48 3/13/20207,400 shares $79,846.00 -81.2%0.0%0.1 $10.79 2/28/202039,400 shares $309,684.00 +45.9%N/A0.4 $7.86 2/14/202027,000 shares $308,340.00 -38.2%N/A0.3 $11.42 1/31/202043,700 shares $557,175.00 +66.2%N/A0.6 $12.75 1/15/202026,300 shares $347,423.00 -9.9%N/A0.3 $13.21 12/31/201929,200 shares $385,732.00 +239.5%N/A0.3 $13.21 BGT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 31st, investors have sold 102,100 shares of BGT short. Learn More on BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust? 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. BGT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust's short interest ratio. Is BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust's short interest increasing or decreasing? BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust saw a increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 102,100 shares, an increase of 25.6% from the previous total of 81,300 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. Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.18 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.64 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.54 billion), International Paper ($2.46 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.87 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Onsemi ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust stock? Short selling BGT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust as its price is falling. BGT shares are trading up $0.12 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 BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust? A short squeeze for BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust 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 BGT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust'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 BGT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024. 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