Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF (GBTC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $91.58 -0.86 (-0.93%) Closing price 08/8/2025 04:10 PM EasternExtended Trading$91.58 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/8/2025 08:00 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 AnalysisChartHeadlinesHoldingsOwnershipShort InterestBuy This Stock Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF Short Interest DataGrayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF (GBTC) has a short interest of 562,600 shares. This marks a -26.53% decrease 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 2.34 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest562,600 sharesPrevious Short Interest765,800 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-26.53%Dollar Volume Sold Short$51.55 millionShort Interest Ratio0.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2025Outstanding Shares233,040,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.24%Today's Trading Volume1,631,698 sharesAverage Trading Volume2,343,324 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average70% Short Selling Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartGBTC Short Interest Over TimeGBTC Days to Cover Over TimeGBTC Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/15/2025562,600 shares $51.55 million -26.5%N/A0.3 $91.63 6/30/2025765,800 shares $64.96 million +2.4%0.3%0.4 $84.83 6/15/2025748,200 shares $61.97 million -16.2%0.3%0.4 $82.83 5/31/2025893,200 shares $73.69 million +33.0%0.4%0.4 $82.50 5/15/2025671,500 shares $54.65 million +20.5%N/A0.3 $81.38 4/30/2025557,400 shares $41.40 million -29.9%N/A0.2 $74.27 4/15/2025795,500 shares $52.81 million +28.3%N/A0.3 $66.38 3/14/2025801,500 shares $53.66 million +3.5%N/A0.3 $66.95 2/28/2025774,800 shares $51.61 million +10.8%N/A0.2 $66.61 2/14/2025699,400 shares $53.86 million -32.1%N/A0.2 $77.01 Get the Latest News and Ratings for GBTC and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 1/31/20251,030,000 shares $82.82 million -7.2%N/A0.3 $80.41 1/15/20251,110,000 shares $87.66 million +22.5%N/A0.3 $78.97 12/31/2023285,600 shares $9.89 million -81.9%N/A0 $34.62 12/15/20231,578,000 shares $53.81 million +945.7%N/A0.1 $34.10 11/30/2023150,900 shares $4.56 million +7.6%N/A0 $30.25 11/15/2023140,300 shares $4.18 million -76.3%N/A0 $29.76 10/31/2023591,000 shares $15.82 million +81.3%N/A0.1 $26.76 10/15/2023326,000 shares $6.60 million +17.2%N/A0.1 $20.24 9/30/2023278,200 shares $5.34 million -36.2%N/A0.1 $19.19 9/15/2023435,900 shares $8.40 million -11.8%N/A0.1 $19.26 8/31/2023494,300 shares $9.25 million +162.7%N/A0.1 $18.71 8/15/2023188,200 shares $3.70 million +12.4%N/A0 $19.66 7/31/2023167,400 shares $3.20 million -64.4%N/A0 $19.11 7/15/2023469,900 shares $9.28 million +58.1%N/A0.1 $19.75 6/30/2023297,300 shares $5.71 million +30.3%N/A0 $19.19 6/15/2023228,200 shares $3.06 million +4.1%N/A0.1 $13.40 5/31/2023219,200 shares $3.04 million +5.0%N/A0.1 $13.89 5/15/2023208,700 shares $3.13 million -12.1%N/A0.1 $15.00 4/30/2023237,500 shares $3.90 million -92.4%N/A0 $16.42 4/15/20233,130,000 shares $54.56 million +0.9%N/A0.6 $17.43 3/31/20233,103,500 shares $50.77 million -16.2%N/A0.4 $16.36 3/15/20233,702,900 shares $49.14 million -34.6%N/A0.5 $13.27 2/28/20235,663,500 shares $65.36 million -8.5%N/A1.2 $11.54 2/15/20236,186,600 shares $75.29 million +28.5%N/A1 $12.17 1/31/20234,815,900 shares $58.51 million -25.4%N/A0.6 $12.15 1/15/20236,454,800 shares $73.07 million -12.4%N/A0.9 $11.32 12/30/20227,365,600 shares $61.06 million +5.5%N/A1 $8.29 12/15/20226,979,900 shares $57.93 million -1.0%N/A0.8 $8.30 11/30/20227,049,000 shares $63.79 million +32.6%N/A0.4 $9.05 11/15/20225,314,500 shares $51.44 million +11.6%N/A0.3 $9.68China's 500 Million Year Advantage (Ad)The "Impossible" Chip That Runs on Pure Light Google's quantum computer shocked the world... but China DEMOLISHED Google's record using pure light particles instead of exotic superconductors. 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The secret? A revolutionary material that ONE American company is the first to commercially produce.Click here to learn how to get the ticker symbol <<< 9/30/202022,601,500 shares $247.94 million -16.3%N/A3.3 $10.97 9/15/202026,993,700 shares $322.57 million -2.4%N/A2.8 $11.95 8/31/202027,661,400 shares $374.26 million +0.0%N/A2.7 $13.53 8/14/202027,655,900 shares $370.59 million +3.0%N/A2.1 $13.40 GBTC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, traders have sold 562,600 shares of GBTC short. Learn More on Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF's current short interest. Which institutional investors are shorting Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF: Belvedere Trading LLC, IMC Chicago LLC, Garde Capital Inc., Quaker Wealth Management LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, and Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Is Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF's short interest increasing or decreasing? Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF saw a drop in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 562,600 shares, a drop of 26.5% from the previous total of 765,800 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 Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF: Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (0.07%), ProShares Bitcoin ETF (13.69%), ProShares Ultra Bitcoin ETF (4.06%), CoinShares Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund (1.73%), Ultra Ether ETF (2.69%), ProShares Ether ETF (19.81%), ProShares Short Bitcoin ETF (9.56%), ProShares Ultra Short Bitcoin ETF (9.62%), UltraShort Ether ETF (0.53%), Simplify Bitcoin Strategy PLUS Income ETF (0.55%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF stock? Short selling GBTC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF as its price is falling. GBTC shares are trading down $0.86 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 Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF? A short squeeze for Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF 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 GBTC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF'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 GBTC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025. 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