First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund (FTHY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $14.60 +0.03 (+0.17%) As of 03:59 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund Short Interest DataFirst Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund (FTHY) has a short interest of 19,900 shares. This marks a 22.09% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.2, indicating that it would take 0.2 days of the average trading volume of 134,331 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest19,900 sharesPrevious Short Interest16,300 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+22.09%Dollar Volume Sold Short$288,152.00Short Interest Ratio0.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateDecember 31, 2024Today's Trading Volume73,397 sharesAverage Trading Volume134,331 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average55% Short Selling First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartFTHY Short Interest Over TimeFTHY Days to Cover Over TimeFTHY Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 12/31/202419,900 shares $288,152.00 +22.1%N/A0.2 $14.48 12/15/202416,300 shares $238,795.00 -57.9%N/A0.2 $14.65 11/30/202438,700 shares $577,404.00 +112.6%N/A0.4 $14.92 11/15/202418,200 shares $264,992.00 -15.4%N/A0.2 $14.56 10/31/202421,500 shares $315,512.50 -54.5%N/A0.3 $14.68 10/15/202447,200 shares $703,988.00 -33.8%N/A0.5 $14.92 9/30/202471,300 shares $1.08 million +101.4%N/A0.7 $15.12 9/15/202435,400 shares $522,858.00 -35.4%N/A0.3 $14.77 8/31/202454,800 shares $822,000.00 -31.4%N/A0.5 $15.00 8/15/202479,900 shares $1.17 million -32.9%N/A0.7 $14.66 7/31/2024119,100 shares $1.76 million +101.5%N/A1.1 $14.81 7/15/202459,100 shares $872,316.00 +230.2%N/A0.5 $14.76 6/30/202417,900 shares $256,328.00 +193.4%N/A0.2 $14.32 6/15/20246,100 shares $85,766.00 -78.7%N/A0.1 $14.06 5/31/202428,600 shares $403,260.00 -55.0%N/A0.2 $14.10 5/15/202463,500 shares $920,750.00 +7.3%N/A0.5 $14.50 4/30/202459,200 shares $836,496.00 +113.7%N/A0.4 $14.13 4/15/202427,700 shares $390,016.00 -21.3%N/A0.2 $14.08 3/31/202435,200 shares $511,808.00 -31.8%N/A0.2 $14.54 FTHY Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, investors have sold 19,900 shares of FTHY short. Learn More on First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund's current short interest. Is First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund saw a increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 19,900 shares, an increase of 22.1% from the previous total of 16,300 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: AppLovin Co. ($5.83 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.98 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.97 billion), International Paper ($2.64 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.81 billion), SoundHound AI, Inc. ($1.59 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund stock? Short selling FTHY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund as its price is falling. FTHY shares are trading up $0.03 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 First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund? A short squeeze for First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund 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 FTHY, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund'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 FTHY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:FTHY) was last updated on 1/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMedia Humiliated: Demo of Elon’s Tech Proves They’re WrongElon Musk believes his new AI product will be worth an incredible $9 trillion. But the mainstream media is ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. 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