BlackRock Income Trust (BKT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $11.83 +0.02 (+0.17%) Closing price 03:55 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.84 +0.01 (+0.04%) As of 04:05 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 118,600 shares, representing 0.56% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 165.32% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.7, indicating that it would take 1.7 days of the average trading volume of 65,828 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest118,600 sharesPrevious Short Interest44,700 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+165.32%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.39 millionShort Interest Ratio1.7 Days to CoverLast Record DateFebruary 15, 2025Outstanding Shares21,308,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.56%Today's Trading Volume69,810 sharesAverage Trading Volume65,828 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average106% 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 2/15/2025118,600 shares $1.39 million +165.3%0.6%1.7 $11.71 1/31/202544,700 shares $518,967.00 -38.1%N/A0.7 $11.61 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 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. 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 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 $12.17URGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act Now (Ad)Crypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. 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This is where fortunes are made – often LITERALLY overnight.>> Register for the Workshop Now 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 $12.41 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 $6.41URGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act Now (Ad)Crypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. 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Short interest is the volume of BlackRock Income Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 15th, investors have sold 118,600 shares of BKT short. 0.56% of BlackRock Income Trust's shares are currently sold 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 2.0. Learn More on BlackRock Income Trust's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for BlackRock Income Trust? 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. 0.56% of BlackRock Income Trust's floating shares are currently sold short. Is BlackRock Income Trust's short interest increasing or decreasing? BlackRock Income Trust saw a increase in short interest in February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totaling 118,600 shares, an increase of 165.3% from the previous total of 44,700 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? 0.56% of BlackRock Income Trust's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to BlackRock Income Trust: AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (0.08%), Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. (0.89%), Abrdn Healthcare Investors (0.31%), PIMCO High Income Fund (0.03%), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (0.07%), Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (0.18%), Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. (0.23%), Eagle Point Credit Company Inc. (1.20%), CION Investment Co. (0.50%), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (0.06%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($25.81 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.38 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($7.74 billion), AppLovin Co. ($6.32 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($5.97 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.89 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.94 billion), Schlumberger Limited ($3.19 billion), and Reddit, Inc. ($3.01 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 appreciates 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. The most recent reporting period available is February, 15 2025. 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