Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Blackstone Mortgage Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 31st, investors have sold 23,410,000 shares of BXMT short. Learn More on Blackstone Mortgage Trust's current short interest.

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. BXMT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 15.0. Learn More on Blackstone Mortgage Trust's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Blackstone Mortgage Trust: Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., PEAK6 Investments LLC, Nottingham Advisors Inc., and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Blackstone Mortgage Trust saw a increase in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 23,410,000 shares, an increase of 3.1% from the previous total of 22,710,000 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "trading" compare to Blackstone Mortgage Trust: Futu Holdings Limited (3.61%), Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (0.91%), Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (5.45%), W. P. Carey Inc. (1.50%), Hamilton Lane Incorporated (3.26%), Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. (2.68%), Brixmor Property Group Inc. (3.10%), StepStone Group LP (1.99%), Janus Henderson Group plc (2.96%), Freedom Holding Corp. (2.64%),

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.

Short selling BXMT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Blackstone Mortgage Trust as its price is falling. BXMT shares are trading down $0.32 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.

A short squeeze for Blackstone Mortgage 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 BXMT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including BXMT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.