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BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$38.89 +0.23 (+0.59%)
(As of 01:50 PM ET)

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust Short Interest Data

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) has a short interest of 8,000 shares. This marks a 33.33% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.3, indicating that it would take 0.3 days of the average trading volume of 32,365 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
8,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
6,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+33.33%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$319,440.00
Short Interest Ratio
0.3 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
October 31, 2024
Today's Trading Volume
34,894 shares
Average Trading Volume
32,365 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
108%
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BME Short Interest Over Time

BME Days to Cover Over Time

BME Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
10/31/20248,000 shares $319,440.00 +33.3%N/A0.3 $39.93
10/15/20246,000 shares $250,320.00 +22.5%N/A0.2 $41.72
9/30/20244,900 shares $205,457.00 +122.7%N/A0.2 $41.93
9/15/20242,200 shares $92,972.00 -12.0%N/A0.1 $42.26
8/31/20242,500 shares $106,022.50 -58.3%N/A0.1 $42.41
8/15/20246,000 shares $247,620.00 -40.0%N/A0.2 $41.27
7/31/202410,000 shares $411,200.00 -44.4%N/A0.3 $41.12
7/15/202418,000 shares $748,638.00 +157.1%N/A0.5 $41.59
6/30/20247,000 shares $285,950.00 +536.4%N/A0.2 $40.85
6/15/20241,100 shares $43,692.00 -81.7%N/A0 $39.72
5/31/20246,000 shares $239,220.00 +20.0%N/A0.2 $39.87
5/15/20245,000 shares $201,300.00 -5.7%N/A0.2 $40.26
4/30/20245,300 shares $207,707.00 +17.8%N/A0.2 $39.19
4/15/20244,500 shares $173,295.00 -48.9%N/A0.1 $38.51
3/31/20248,800 shares $364,672.00 -35.3%N/A0.3 $41.44
3/15/202413,600 shares $559,912.00 -2.9%N/A0.4 $41.17
2/29/202414,000 shares $589,400.00 -45.5%N/A0.4 $42.10
2/15/202425,700 shares $1.08 million -14.1%N/A0.6 $42.14
1/31/202429,900 shares $1.24 million -49.2%N/A0.7 $41.56
1/15/202458,900 shares $2.51 million +165.3%N/A1.3 $42.60
12/31/202322,200 shares $898,212.00 +3.3%N/A0.5 $40.46
12/15/202321,500 shares $838,930.00 +168.8%N/A0.5 $39.02
11/30/20238,000 shares $307,600.00 -71.3%N/A0.2 $38.45
11/15/202327,900 shares $1.04 million +267.1%N/A0.8 $37.34
10/31/20237,600 shares $274,968.00 +4.1%N/A0.2 $36.18
10/15/20237,300 shares $280,758.00 -73.7%N/A0.2 $38.46
9/30/202327,700 shares $1.08 million +81.1%N/A0.9 $39.15
9/15/202315,300 shares $597,618.00 +135.4%N/A0.5 $39.06
8/31/20236,500 shares $259,740.00 +10.2%N/A0.2 $39.96
8/15/20235,900 shares $236,885.00 +90.3%N/A0.2 $40.15
7/31/20233,100 shares $124,062.00 -8.8%N/A0.1 $40.02
7/15/20233,400 shares $136,408.00 -29.2%N/A0.1 $40.12
6/30/20234,800 shares $194,784.00 -4.0%N/A0.2 $40.58
6/15/20235,000 shares $202,150.00 -32.4%N/A0.2 $40.43
5/31/20237,400 shares $294,890.00 -38.3%N/A0.3 $39.85
5/15/202312,000 shares $495,480.00 -50.2%N/A0.4 $41.29
4/30/202324,100 shares $1.03 million +193.9%N/A0.9 $42.93
4/15/20238,200 shares $343,416.00 -59.0%N/A0.3 $41.88
3/31/202320,000 shares $837,200.00 +61.3%N/A0.7 $41.86
3/15/202312,400 shares $492,652.00 -41.8%N/A0.4 $39.73
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2/28/202321,300 shares $894,387.00 -16.1%N/A0.7 $41.99
2/15/202325,400 shares $1.10 million -20.9%N/A0.9 $43.41
1/31/202332,100 shares $1.40 million -3.9%N/A1 $43.56
1/15/202333,400 shares $1.44 million -11.6%N/A1 $43.18
12/30/202237,800 shares $1.65 million -9.1%N/A1.1 $43.58
12/15/202241,600 shares $1.79 million -9.6%N/A1.1 $43.00
11/30/202246,000 shares $2.05 million -1.9%N/A1.3 $44.52
11/15/202246,900 shares $2.10 million +45.7%N/A1.3 $44.84
10/31/202232,200 shares $1.37 million -2.1%N/A0.9 $42.44
10/15/202232,900 shares $1.28 million No ChangeN/A1 $39.05
9/30/202220,000 shares $776,400.00 -39.9%N/A0.6 $38.82
9/15/202233,300 shares $1.41 million -1.8%N/A1.1 $42.48
8/31/202233,900 shares $1.40 million -13.1%N/A1 $41.29
8/15/202239,000 shares $1.75 million -11.0%N/A1.1 $44.96
7/31/202243,800 shares $1.92 million -54.1%N/A1.1 $43.82
7/15/202295,400 shares $4.21 million +36.3%N/A2.3 $44.14
6/30/202270,000 shares $2.97 million +17.7%N/A1.7 $42.40
6/15/202259,500 shares $2.42 million -1.5%N/A1.4 $40.64
5/31/202260,400 shares $2.64 million +9.6%N/A1.5 $43.78
5/15/202255,100 shares $2.33 million +23.8%N/A1.4 $42.36
4/30/202244,500 shares $1.93 million +4.7%N/A1.2 $43.37
4/15/202242,500 shares $1.97 million +286.4%N/A1.1 $46.45
3/31/202211,000 shares $500,720.00 -36.4%N/A0.3 $45.52
3/15/202217,300 shares $729,195.00 -34.2%N/A0.5 $42.15
2/28/202226,300 shares $1.14 million +38.4%N/A0.7 $43.19
2/15/202219,000 shares $844,170.00 -44.6%N/A0.5 $44.43
1/31/202234,300 shares $1.55 million +78.7%N/A1.1 $45.10
1/15/202219,200 shares $881,664.00 +214.8%N/A0.6 $45.92
12/31/20216,100 shares $295,850.00 -33.7%N/A0.2 $48.50
12/15/20219,200 shares $437,184.00 +18.0%N/A0.3 $47.52
11/30/20217,800 shares $361,062.00 +44.4%N/A0.3 $46.29
11/15/20215,400 shares $259,524.00 -8.5%N/A0.2 $48.06
10/29/20215,900 shares $283,141.00 -63.8%N/A0.2 $47.99
10/15/202116,300 shares $766,263.00 +14.8%N/A0.6 $47.01
9/30/202114,200 shares $676,630.00 +189.8%N/A0.5 $47.65
9/15/20214,900 shares $237,699.00 +14.0%N/A0.2 $48.51
8/31/20214,300 shares $208,593.00 -45.6%N/A0.2 $48.51
8/13/20217,900 shares $384,414.00 +79.6%N/A0.3 $48.66
7/30/20214,400 shares $214,544.00 -56.0%N/A0.2 $48.76
7/15/202110,000 shares $493,700.00 +96.1%N/A0.4 $49.37
6/30/20215,100 shares $247,350.00 +37.8%N/A0.2 $48.50
6/15/20213,700 shares $177,526.00 No ChangeN/A0.1 $47.98
5/28/20213,700 shares $177,082.00 -33.9%N/A0.1 $47.86
5/14/20215,600 shares $261,184.00 -32.5%N/A0.2 $46.64
4/30/20218,300 shares $397,155.00 -25.2%N/A0.2 $47.85
4/15/202111,100 shares $542,013.00 +113.5%N/A0.3 $48.83
3/31/20215,200 shares $237,796.00 -38.1%N/A0.1 $45.73
3/15/20218,400 shares $385,644.00 +127.0%N/A0.2 $45.91
2/26/20213,700 shares $170,644.00 -88.9%N/A0.1 $46.12
2/12/202133,400 shares $1.64 million -3.8%N/A1 $49.00
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1/29/202134,700 shares $1.66 million -21.5%N/A1 $47.98
1/15/202144,200 shares $2.20 million -7.5%N/A1.2 $49.80
12/31/202047,800 shares $2.30 million +9.9%N/A1.4 $48.03
12/15/202043,500 shares $2.05 million -30.4%N/A1.2 $47.09
11/30/202062,500 shares $2.89 million +117.0%N/A1.7 $46.23
11/15/202028,800 shares $1.34 million +55.7%N/A0.8 $46.49
10/30/202018,500 shares $771,635.00 +3.4%N/A0.5 $41.71
10/15/202017,900 shares $796,729.00 +24.3%N/A0 $44.51
9/30/202014,400 shares $617,184.00 +193.9%N/A0.4 $42.86
9/15/20203,000 shares $126,690.00 -38.8%N/A0.1 $42.23
8/31/20204,900 shares $212,660.00 -58.1%N/A0.1 $43.40
8/14/202011,700 shares $496,314.00 -33.9%N/A0.3 $42.42
7/31/202017,700 shares $756,498.00 -63.1%N/A0.4 $42.74
7/15/202047,900 shares $2.07 million +62.4%N/A1.1 $43.17
6/30/202029,500 shares $1.19 million -41.6%N/A0.6 $40.37
6/15/202050,500 shares $2.04 million +60.3%N/A0.9 $40.36
5/29/202031,500 shares $1.33 million +21.2%N/A0.5 $42.35
5/15/202026,000 shares $1.05 million -8.5%N/A0.4 $40.57
4/30/202028,400 shares $1.14 million +66.1%N/A0.5 $40.29
4/15/202017,100 shares $697,509.00 -12.8%N/A0.3 $40.79
3/31/202019,600 shares $793,800.00 +880.0%N/A0.3 $40.50
3/13/20202,000 shares $76,160.00 No ChangeN/A0 $38.08
2/28/20202,600 shares $72,020.00 -70.8%N/A0.1 $27.70
2/14/20208,900 shares $346,566.00 -32.1%N/A0.2 $38.94
1/31/202013,100 shares $518,498.00 +17.0%N/A0.4 $39.58
1/15/202011,200 shares $480,480.00 +286.2%N/A0.3 $42.90
12/31/20192,900 shares $122,641.00 -52.5%N/A0.1 $42.29

BME Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is BlackRock Health Sciences Trust's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of BlackRock Health Sciences Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 31st, traders have sold 8,000 shares of BME short. Learn More on BlackRock Health Sciences Trust's current short interest.

Is BlackRock Health Sciences Trust's short interest increasing or decreasing?

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust saw a increase in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 8,000 shares, an increase of 33.3% from the previous total of 6,000 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 Health Sciences Trust stock?

Short selling BME is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BlackRock Health Sciences Trust as its price is falling. BME shares are trading up $0.09 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 Health Sciences Trust?

A short squeeze for BlackRock Health Sciences 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 BME, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is BlackRock Health Sciences 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 BME, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.




This page (NYSE:BME) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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