BlackRock Income Trust (BKT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $11.61 +0.02 (+0.17%) Closing price 01/31/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.62 +0.01 (+0.09%) As of 01/31/2025 06:30 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends BlackRock Income Trust Short Interest DataBlackRock Income Trust (BKT) has a short interest of 72,200 shares. This marks a 46.15% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.2, indicating that it would take 1.2 days of the average trading volume of 46,767 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest72,200 sharesPrevious Short Interest49,400 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+46.15%Dollar Volume Sold Short$833,188.00Short Interest Ratio1.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateJanuary 15, 2025Outstanding Shares21,310,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.34%Today's Trading Volume70,125 sharesAverage Trading Volume46,767 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average150% Short Selling BlackRock Income Trust? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for BlackRock 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 ChartBKT Short Interest Over TimeBKT Days to Cover Over TimeBKT Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time BlackRock 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 1/15/202572,200 shares $833,188.00 +46.2%N/A1.2 $11.54 12/31/202449,400 shares $569,088.00 +12.3%N/A0.8 $11.52 12/15/202444,000 shares $521,400.00 +105.6%N/A0.7 $11.85 11/30/202421,400 shares $258,726.00 -54.5%N/A0.4 $12.09 11/15/202447,000 shares $553,190.00 +9.3%N/A0.8 $11.77 10/31/202443,000 shares $507,400.00 -26.0%N/A0.7 $11.80 10/15/202458,100 shares $711,144.00 +186.2%N/A1 $12.24 9/30/202420,300 shares $252,329.00 -40.5%N/A0.3 $12.43 9/15/202434,100 shares $430,001.00 -7.6%N/A0.5 $12.61 8/31/202436,900 shares $455,346.00 +20.6%N/A0.6 $12.34 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BKT and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for BlackRock Income Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 8/15/202430,600 shares $380,052.00 -2.6%N/A0.5 $12.42 7/31/202431,400 shares $381,196.00 -27.3%N/A0.5 $12.14 7/15/202443,200 shares $516,024.00 -32.5%N/A0.7 $11.95 6/30/202464,000 shares $763,520.00 +5.4%N/A1 $11.93 6/15/202460,700 shares $715,046.00 -21.1%N/A0.9 $11.78 5/31/202476,900 shares $902,806.00 +148.1%N/A1.1 $11.74 5/15/202431,000 shares $361,150.00 -13.4%N/A0.5 $11.65 4/30/202435,800 shares $402,392.00 +14.7%N/A0.6 $11.24 4/15/202431,200 shares $349,440.00 -56.7%N/A0.5 $11.20 3/31/202472,000 shares $856,800.00 -37.3%N/A1.1 $11.90 3/15/2024114,800 shares $1.37 million -28.2%N/A1.7 $11.91 2/29/2024159,800 shares $1.90 million -2.6%N/A2.3 $11.86 2/15/2024164,100 shares $1.95 million -14.5%N/A2.3 $11.88 1/31/2024191,900 shares $2.34 million +9.3%N/A2.5 $12.19 1/15/2024175,500 shares $2.16 million -13.3%N/A2.2 $12.30 12/31/2023202,300 shares $2.46 million +196.2%N/A2.6 $12.18 12/15/202368,300 shares $819,600.00 -24.7%N/A0.9 $12.00 11/30/202390,700 shares $1.06 million +19.3%N/A1.4 $11.67 11/15/202376,000 shares $852,340.00 -28.8%N/A1.2 $11.22 10/31/2023106,800 shares $1.14 million -11.0%N/A1.8 $10.64 10/15/2023120,000 shares $1.35 million -0.9%N/A2.4 $11.21 9/30/2023121,100 shares $1.38 million -26.6%N/A2.6 $11.38 9/15/2023164,900 shares $1.92 million +32.1%N/A3.5 $11.67 8/31/2023124,800 shares $1.49 million +0.5%N/A2.6 $11.96 8/15/2023124,200 shares $1.45 million -12.0%N/A2.7 $11.70 7/31/2023141,100 shares $1.71 million -4.7%N/A3 $12.14 7/15/2023148,100 shares $1.81 million +64.6%N/A3.1 $12.25 6/30/202390,000 shares $1.10 million -4.5%N/A1.7 $12.17 6/15/202394,200 shares $1.16 million +122.7%N/A1.7 $12.30 5/31/202342,300 shares $524,943.00 +54.4%N/A0.7 $12.41Alert: DOGE goes live (Ad)"It's Elon's world, and the rest of us live in it." 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And one widely followed Boston based think tank is stepping forward with their official playbook.Click here to learn more. 5/15/202327,400 shares $341,678.00 +260.5%N/A0.5 $12.47 4/30/20237,600 shares $95,608.00 +31.0%N/A0.1 $12.58 4/15/20235,800 shares $71,746.00 -91.2%N/A0.1 $12.37 3/31/202365,600 shares $825,904.00 +178.0%N/A1 $12.59 3/15/202323,600 shares $303,024.00 -56.8%N/A0.4 $12.84 2/28/202354,600 shares $684,138.00 +16.7%N/A0.8 $12.53 2/15/202346,800 shares $601,380.00 +29.6%N/A0.7 $12.85 1/31/202336,100 shares $474,354.00 -31.6%N/A0.5 $13.14 1/15/202352,800 shares $689,568.00 +51.3%N/A0.8 $13.06 12/30/202234,900 shares $430,666.00 +675.6%N/A0.5 $12.34 12/15/20224,500 shares $57,690.00 -66.2%N/A0.1 $12.82 11/30/202213,300 shares $165,585.00 -50.6%N/A0.2 $12.45 11/15/202226,900 shares $338,671.00 +106.9%N/A0.5 $12.59 10/31/202213,000 shares $157,430.00 -58.7%N/A0.2 $12.11 10/15/202231,500 shares $377,055.00 No ChangeN/A0.6 $11.97 9/30/202287,100 shares $360,594.00 +0.9%N/A0.5 $4.14 9/15/202286,300 shares $370,227.00 +15.1%N/A0.6 $4.29 8/31/202275,000 shares $342,000.00 -10.4%N/A0.4 $4.56 8/15/202283,700 shares $396,738.00 +19.9%N/A0.4 $4.74 7/31/202269,800 shares $335,040.00 -4.4%N/A0.3 $4.80 7/15/202273,000 shares $332,880.00 -32.7%N/A0.3 $4.56 6/30/2022108,500 shares $492,590.00 +4.9%N/A0.4 $4.54 6/15/2022103,400 shares $455,994.00 -47.1%N/A0.3 $4.41 5/31/2022195,300 shares $914,004.00 +17.6%N/A0.6 $4.68 5/15/2022166,100 shares $759,077.00 -11.4%N/A0.5 $4.57 4/30/2022187,500 shares $900,000.00 -19.5%N/A0.5 $4.80 4/15/2022233,000 shares $1.16 million -15.7%N/A0.7 $4.96 3/31/2022276,500 shares $1.42 million +49.0%N/A0.8 $5.13 3/15/2022185,600 shares $926,144.00 -8.0%N/A0.5 $4.99 2/28/2022201,800 shares $1.03 million +0.3%N/A0.6 $5.12 2/15/2022201,200 shares $1.02 million -6.7%N/A0.7 $5.09 1/31/2022215,600 shares $1.16 million -9.0%N/A0.7 $5.38 1/15/2022237,000 shares $1.32 million -3.9%N/A0.8 $5.57 12/31/2021246,500 shares $1.39 million +1.1%N/A0.9 $5.65 12/15/2021243,900 shares $1.38 million +5.0%N/A0.9 $5.67 11/30/2021232,400 shares $1.37 million -6.6%N/A0.9 $5.88 11/15/2021248,900 shares $1.48 million +1.7%N/A1 $5.95 10/29/2021244,800 shares $1.49 million -10.9%N/A1.1 $6.10 10/15/2021274,700 shares $1.69 million -10.1%N/A1.3 $6.15 9/30/2021305,600 shares $1.86 million +0.8%N/A1.5 $6.10 9/15/2021303,200 shares $1.97 million +27.6%N/A1.5 $6.49 8/31/2021237,700 shares $1.51 million -7.2%N/A1.3 $6.37 8/13/2021256,100 shares $1.64 million -1.8%N/A1.3 $6.39 7/30/2021260,700 shares $1.67 million +8.7%N/A1.2 $6.40 7/15/2021239,900 shares $1.51 million -6.3%N/A1 $6.31 6/30/2021255,900 shares $1.62 million -4.9%N/A1 $6.34 6/15/2021269,200 shares $1.70 million -3.8%N/A1.1 $6.30 5/28/2021279,900 shares $1.79 million -6.5%N/A1.2 $6.41 5/14/2021299,300 shares $1.88 million +25.5%N/A1.2 $6.28 4/30/2021238,500 shares $1.46 million +4.4%N/A1 $6.12Alert: DOGE goes live (Ad)"It's Elon's world, and the rest of us live in it." 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And one widely followed Boston based think tank is stepping forward with their official playbook.Click here to learn more. 4/15/2021228,500 shares $1.39 million -2.5%N/A1 $6.10 3/31/2021234,400 shares $1.43 million -25.2%N/A1 $6.09 3/15/2021313,300 shares $1.90 million +36.4%N/A1.2 $6.05 2/26/2021229,700 shares $1.40 million -14.2%N/A0.8 $6.09 2/12/2021267,800 shares $1.65 million -7.9%N/A1 $6.17 1/29/2021290,600 shares $1.78 million +2.6%N/A1.1 $6.13 1/15/2021283,200 shares $1.70 million +3.2%N/A1 $6.02 12/31/2020274,400 shares $1.67 million -2.7%N/A1.1 $6.07 12/15/2020281,900 shares $1.71 million +0.2%N/A1.1 $6.07 11/30/2020281,300 shares $1.72 million +23.7%N/A1.1 $6.11 11/15/2020227,400 shares $1.38 million -13.8%N/A1 $6.08 10/30/2020263,900 shares $1.62 million -6.1%N/A1.1 $6.13 10/15/2020281,000 shares $1.72 million +18.7%N/A0 $6.12 9/30/2020236,800 shares $1.44 million +75.2%N/A0.9 $6.10 9/15/2020142,600 shares $881,268.00 +5.5%N/A0.6 $6.18 8/31/2020135,200 shares $836,888.00 +5.5%N/A0.6 $6.19 8/14/2020128,100 shares $792,939.00 +31.9%N/A0.6 $6.19 7/31/202097,100 shares $597,165.00 +8.1%N/A0.4 $6.15 7/15/202089,800 shares $552,270.00 -55.9%N/A0.4 $6.15 6/30/2020203,400 shares $1.27 million +66.7%N/A0.9 $6.22 6/15/2020122,000 shares $757,620.00 -34.8%N/A0.4 $6.21 5/29/2020187,000 shares $1.15 million +16.2%N/A0.5 $6.14 5/15/2020161,000 shares $974,050.00 +41.1%N/A0.4 $6.05 4/30/2020114,100 shares $688,023.00 -16.0%N/A0.3 $6.03 4/15/2020135,900 shares $804,528.00 +34.3%N/A0.3 $5.92 3/31/2020101,200 shares $610,236.00 +84.7%N/A0.2 $6.03 3/13/202054,800 shares $322,772.00 -50.5%0.1%0.2 $5.89 2/28/2020110,800 shares $613,832.00 +601.3%N/A0.4 $5.54 2/14/202015,800 shares $95,906.00 -44.4%N/A0.1 $6.07 BKT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is BlackRock Income Trust's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of BlackRock Income Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 15th, investors have sold 72,200 shares of BKT short. Learn More on BlackRock Income Trust's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for BlackRock 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. BKT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on BlackRock Income Trust's short interest ratio. Is BlackRock Income Trust's short interest increasing or decreasing? BlackRock Income Trust saw a increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 72,200 shares, an increase of 46.2% from the previous total of 49,400 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. How does BlackRock Income Trust's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to BlackRock Income Trust: Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. (1.10%), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (0.07%), Abrdn Healthcare Investors (0.13%), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (0.18%), Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. (0.28%), PIMCO High Income Fund (0.07%), Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (0.16%), Eagle Point Credit Company Inc. (1.30%), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (0.17%), BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. (0.03%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($4.18 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.91 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.16 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.75 billion), International Paper ($2.57 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.06 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.06 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.00 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.63 billion), and Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short BlackRock Income Trust stock? Short selling BKT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BlackRock Income Trust as its price is falling. BKT shares are trading up $0.02 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 Income Trust? A short squeeze for BlackRock 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 BKT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is BlackRock 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 BKT, twice per month. 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