BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $35.98 -0.02 (-0.06%) (As of 11/4/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends BlackRock Science and Technology Trust Short Interest DataBlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST) has a short interest of 56,400 shares. This marks a 889.47% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.4, indicating that it would take 0.4 days of the average trading volume of 114,719 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest56,400 sharesPrevious Short Interest5,700 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+889.47%Dollar Volume Sold Short$2.07 millionShort Interest Ratio0.4 Days to CoverLast Record DateOctober 15, 2024Today's Trading Volume65,402 sharesAverage Trading Volume114,719 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average57% Short Selling BlackRock Science and Technology Trust? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for BlackRock Science and Technology 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 ChartBST Short Interest Over TimeBST Days to Cover Over TimeBST Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Opportunistic TraderMarket "Famine" ComingMarket Wizard Larry Benedict accurately predicted that all indexes would be negative in 2022... He predicted the 2020 crash a month before it happened...For a limited time, he's revealing his latest forecast here. BlackRock Science and Technology 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 10/15/202456,400 shares $2.07 million +889.5%N/A0.4 $36.76 9/30/20245,700 shares $202,008.00 +58.3%N/A0 $35.44 9/15/20243,600 shares $124,668.00 -45.5%N/A0 $34.63 8/31/20246,600 shares $232,386.00 +100.0%N/A0.1 $35.21 8/15/20243,300 shares $115,335.00 -81.9%N/A0 $34.95 7/31/202418,200 shares $647,920.00 +156.3%N/A0.2 $35.60 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BST and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for BlackRock Science and Technology Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/15/20247,100 shares $270,155.00 -51.0%N/A0.1 $38.05 6/30/202414,500 shares $546,070.00 -41.1%N/A0.2 $37.66 6/15/202424,600 shares $925,452.00 -15.2%N/A0.3 $37.62 5/31/202429,000 shares $1.06 million -43.3%N/A0.3 $36.42 5/15/202451,100 shares $1.87 million +148.1%N/A0.6 $36.60 4/30/202420,600 shares $714,923.00 +80.7%N/A0.2 $34.71 4/15/202411,400 shares $394,098.00 -54.2%N/A0.1 $34.57 3/31/202424,900 shares $919,308.00 -16.4%N/A0.2 $36.92 3/15/202429,800 shares $1.08 million -43.6%N/A0.3 $36.14 2/29/202452,800 shares $1.94 million -27.7%N/A0.5 $36.77 2/15/202473,000 shares $2.74 million +93.1%N/A0.7 $37.59 1/31/202437,800 shares $1.34 million +54.9%N/A0.4 $35.58 1/15/202424,400 shares $838,628.00 -27.0%N/A0.2 $34.37 12/31/202333,400 shares $1.12 million -28.3%N/A0.3 $33.66 12/15/202346,600 shares $1.58 million +9.1%N/A0.5 $33.95 11/30/202342,700 shares $1.45 million -68.2%N/A0.4 $34.01 11/15/2023134,400 shares $4.49 million -24.2%N/A1.4 $33.43 10/31/2023177,300 shares $5.43 million +4.7%N/A1.9 $30.61 10/15/2023169,400 shares $5.37 million +106.3%N/A1.8 $31.71 9/30/202382,100 shares $2.58 million +6.2%N/A0.9 $31.41 9/15/202377,300 shares $2.46 million -8.3%N/A0.8 $31.82 8/31/202384,300 shares $2.84 million -33.8%N/A0.9 $33.70 8/15/2023127,400 shares $4.23 million +36.4%N/A1.3 $33.21 7/31/202393,400 shares $3.28 million -3.8%N/A0.9 $35.08 7/15/202397,100 shares $3.35 million -21.9%N/A1 $34.46 6/30/2023124,300 shares $4.28 million -13.6%N/A1.3 $34.44 6/15/2023143,800 shares $4.95 million -20.7%N/A1.5 $34.39 5/31/2023181,400 shares $6.00 million -13.9%N/A1.9 $33.06 5/15/2023210,700 shares $6.63 million -5.1%N/A2.3 $31.45 4/30/2023222,100 shares $6.97 million -0.3%N/A2.2 $31.36 4/15/2023222,800 shares $7.09 million -5.8%N/A1.9 $31.80 3/31/2023236,500 shares $7.65 million -19.2%N/A1.9 $32.34 3/15/2023292,600 shares $9.04 million +30.3%N/A2 $30.89 2/28/2023224,500 shares $7.06 million -32.5%N/A1.5 $31.45Unlock the Secret to Earning Consistent Income from Stocks Under $30! 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We’re excited to offer you our exclusive report, "Options Trading Strategy: 2 (Surprisingly) Low-Cost Stocks Primed for Generating Monthly Income," FREE!👉 Yes, I Want the Free Report! 👈 2/15/2023332,500 shares $11.03 million -6.3%N/A2.1 $33.17 1/31/2023354,900 shares $11.77 million +55.7%N/A2.2 $33.17 1/15/2023228,000 shares $7.17 million +88.0%N/A1.5 $31.45 12/30/2022121,300 shares $3.44 million +1.3%N/A0.8 $28.37 12/15/2022119,800 shares $3.70 million -15.5%N/A0.8 $30.89 11/30/2022141,800 shares $4.59 million -9.7%N/A0.9 $32.34 11/15/2022157,100 shares $5.10 million +119.7%N/A1.1 $32.45 10/31/202271,500 shares $2.24 million +386.4%N/A0.5 $31.26 10/15/202214,700 shares $416,745.00 No ChangeN/A0.1 $28.35 9/30/202227,400 shares $805,012.00 -83.5%N/A0.2 $29.38 9/15/2022166,100 shares $5.50 million +30.6%N/A1.1 $33.11 8/31/2022127,200 shares $4.46 million -2.8%N/A0.9 $35.07 8/15/2022130,800 shares $5.03 million +321.9%N/A0.9 $38.46 7/31/202231,000 shares $1.15 million -55.6%N/A0.2 $37.15 7/15/202269,800 shares $2.36 million +67.4%N/A0.5 $33.86 6/30/202241,700 shares $1.35 million -15.1%N/A0.3 $32.49 6/15/202249,100 shares $1.64 million -69.4%N/A0.3 $33.46 5/31/2022160,400 shares $6.00 million +23.7%N/A1.1 $37.43 5/15/2022129,700 shares $4.68 million +256.3%N/A0.8 $36.09 4/30/202236,400 shares $1.37 million +283.2%N/A0.2 $37.64 4/15/20229,500 shares $377,910.00 -62.2%N/A0.1 $39.78 3/31/202225,100 shares $1.09 million -76.7%N/A0.1 $43.27 3/15/2022107,600 shares $4.35 million +330.4%N/A0.6 $40.46 2/28/202225,000 shares $1.09 million -56.8%N/A0.1 $43.45 2/15/202257,800 shares $2.54 million +282.8%N/A0.3 $43.99 1/31/202215,100 shares $691,580.00 -83.9%N/A0.1 $45.80 1/15/202293,600 shares $4.46 million +428.8%N/A0.5 $47.66 12/31/202117,700 shares $884,469.00 +15.7%N/A0.1 $49.97 12/15/202115,300 shares $771,732.00 +159.3%N/A0.1 $50.44 11/30/20215,900 shares $308,216.00 -52.0%N/A0 $52.24 11/15/202112,300 shares $678,960.00 -62.0%N/A0.1 $55.20 10/29/202132,400 shares $1.77 million -12.2%N/A0.3 $54.67 10/15/202136,900 shares $1.97 million +190.6%N/A0.3 $53.35 9/30/202112,700 shares $662,432.00 +28.3%N/A0.1 $52.16 9/15/20219,900 shares $536,283.00 +147.5%N/A0.1 $54.17 8/31/20214,000 shares $219,480.00 -51.8%N/A0 $54.87 8/13/20218,300 shares $448,449.00 -67.6%N/A0.1 $54.03 7/30/202125,600 shares $1.37 million -93.7%N/A0.2 $53.70 7/15/2021403,800 shares $21.25 million +7.3%N/A3.2 $52.63 6/30/2021376,300 shares $22.42 million +139.2%N/A3.6 $59.59 6/15/2021157,300 shares $9.47 million +39.0%N/A1.9 $60.19 5/28/2021113,200 shares $6.54 million +1.2%N/A1.6 $57.74 5/14/2021111,900 shares $6.03 million +0.8%N/A1.3 $53.91 4/30/2021111,000 shares $6.55 million -9.5%N/A1.2 $59.05 4/15/2021122,700 shares $7.20 million +76.3%N/A1.3 $58.65 3/31/202169,600 shares $3.68 million +8.6%N/A0.7 $52.84 3/15/202164,100 shares $3.47 million +0.5%N/A0.6 $54.11 2/26/202163,800 shares $3.48 million -48.6%N/A0.6 $54.47 2/12/2021124,000 shares $7.51 million +463.6%N/A1.3 $60.56 1/29/202122,000 shares $1.20 million +122.2%N/A0.2 $54.77Unlock the Secret to Earning Consistent Income from Stocks Under $30! 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We’re excited to offer you our exclusive report, "Options Trading Strategy: 2 (Surprisingly) Low-Cost Stocks Primed for Generating Monthly Income," FREE!👉 Yes, I Want the Free Report! 👈 1/15/20219,900 shares $521,829.00 -74.5%N/A0.1 $52.71 12/31/202038,800 shares $2.07 million -36.9%N/A0.4 $53.46 12/15/202061,500 shares $3.17 million +36.1%N/A0.7 $51.52 11/30/202045,200 shares $2.22 million -7.4%N/A0.5 $49.10 11/15/202048,800 shares $2.24 million +474.1%N/A0.5 $45.81 10/30/20208,500 shares $368,050.00 -87.2%N/A0.1 $43.30 10/15/202066,300 shares $3.04 million +59.8%N/A0 $45.88 9/30/202041,500 shares $1.79 million +28.5%N/A0.4 $43.05 9/15/20209,400 shares $386,152.00 -70.9%N/A0.1 $41.08 8/31/202032,300 shares $1.44 million +40.4%N/A0.3 $44.52 8/14/202023,000 shares $941,160.00 +42.9%N/A0.2 $40.92 7/31/202016,100 shares $654,143.00 +78.9%N/A0.1 $40.63 7/15/20209,000 shares $349,650.00 -1.1%N/A0.1 $38.85 6/30/20209,100 shares $340,340.00 -77.9%N/A0.1 $37.40 6/15/202041,200 shares $1.49 million -28.8%N/A0.3 $36.25 5/29/202057,900 shares $2.05 million +39.5%N/A0.3 $35.42 5/15/202041,500 shares $1.40 million -33.2%N/A0.2 $33.67 4/30/202062,100 shares $2.04 million +114.9%N/A0.4 $32.92 4/15/202028,900 shares $909,483.00 +4.0%N/A0.2 $31.47 3/31/202027,800 shares $886,820.00 +79.4%N/A0.2 $31.90 3/13/202015,500 shares $465,775.00 +474.1%0.1%0.1 $30.05 2/28/20202,700 shares $66,339.00 +35.0%N/A0 $24.57 2/14/20202,000 shares $62,720.00 -86.8%N/A0 $31.36 1/31/202015,200 shares $496,128.00 -63.5%N/A0.2 $32.64 1/15/202041,600 shares $1.47 million +83.3%N/A0.5 $35.42 12/31/201922,700 shares $787,236.00 -21.2%N/A0.3 $34.68 BST Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is BlackRock Science and Technology Trust's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of BlackRock Science and Technology Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 15th, investors have sold 56,400 shares of BST short. Learn More on BlackRock Science and Technology Trust's current short interest. Is BlackRock Science and Technology Trust's short interest increasing or decreasing? BlackRock Science and Technology Trust saw a increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 56,400 shares, an increase of 889.5% from the previous total of 5,700 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. 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. ($4.14 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.15 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.69 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.48 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.24 billion), International Paper ($2.04 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.96 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.91 billion), and SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.84 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short BlackRock Science and Technology Trust stock? Short selling BST is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BlackRock Science and Technology Trust as its price is falling. BST shares are trading down $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 Science and Technology Trust? A short squeeze for BlackRock Science and Technology 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 BST, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is BlackRock Science and Technology 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 BST, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2024. 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