First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF - FTHI Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 15th, traders have sold 18,900 shares of FTHI short. Learn More on First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF's current short interest.

First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 18,900 shares, an increase of 5.6% from the previous total of 17,900 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 compare to First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF: VictoryShares International High Div Volatility Wtd ETF (0.35%), WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund (1.54%), WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (0.20%), First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (0.24%), Global X MSCI SuperDividend EAFE ETF (1.64%), Invesco Dividend Achievers ETF (0.04%), Invesco International Dividend Achievers ETF (0.28%), VictoryShares US EQ Income Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF (0.05%), Invesco High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers ETF (0.04%), and Franklin U.S. Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF (1.32%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.66 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.62 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.38 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.13 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($2.08 billion), Snowflake Inc. ($1.95 billion), Paramount Global ($1.78 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.60 billion), Teck Resources Limited ($1.51 billion), and Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FTHI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF as its price is falling. FTHI 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.

A short squeeze for First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF 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 FTHI, 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 FTHI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2023.