Blade Air Mobility (BLDEW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Blade Air Mobility shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, traders have sold 23,400 shares of BLDEW short. Learn More on Blade Air Mobility'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. BLDEW shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Blade Air Mobility's short interest ratio.

Blade Air Mobility saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 23,400 shares, an increase of 185.4% from the previous total of 8,200 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 "transportation" compare to Blade Air Mobility: Enbridge Inc. (1.35%), Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (0.92%), Canadian National Railway (0.31%), CSX Co. (1.52%), Mplx Lp (2.01%), Ryanair Holdings plc (0.86%), Viking Holdings Ltd (3.24%), Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (0.26%), Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, S.A.B. de C.V. (0.73%), MakeMyTrip Limited (2.19%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BLDEW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Blade Air Mobility as its price is falling. BLDEW shares are trading down $0.01 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 Blade Air Mobility 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 BLDEW, 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 BLDEW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.