iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Term Treasury ETF (IBTA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Term Treasury ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of November 15th, investors have sold 3,000 shares of IBTA short. Learn More on iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Term Treasury ETF'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. IBTA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Term Treasury ETF's short interest ratio.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Term Treasury ETF: US Treasury 3 Year Note ETF (71.69%), US Treasury 7 Year Note ETF (8.91%), US Treasury 5 Year Note ETF (0.69%), US Treasury 20 Year Bond ETF (2.95%), US Treasury 30 Year Bond ETF (2.18%), US Treasury 10 Year Note ETF (1.25%), iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF (0.57%), iShares iBonds Dec 2031 Term Treasury ETF (0.13%), iShares iBonds Dec 2032 Term Treasury ETF (0.03%), iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Treasury ETF (0.17%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($11.06 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($8.74 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.66 billion), Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited ($5.43 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($4.23 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($3.46 billion), DoorDash, Inc. ($3.41 billion), Teladoc Health, Inc. ($2.84 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($2.76 billion), and Zscaler, Inc. ($2.62 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling IBTA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Term Treasury ETF as its price is falling. IBTA shares are trading down $4.76 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 iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Term Treasury 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 IBTA, 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 IBTA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 15 2021.