iShares iBonds Dec 2029 Term Treasury ETF (IBTJ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iShares iBonds Dec 2029 Term Treasury ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 15th, traders have sold 29,000 shares of IBTJ short. Learn More on iShares iBonds Dec 2029 Term Treasury ETF's current short interest.

iShares iBonds Dec 2029 Term Treasury ETF saw a drop in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totaling 29,000 shares, a drop of 25.6% from the previous total of 39,000 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 iShares iBonds Dec 2029 Term Treasury ETF: US Treasury 12 Month Bill ETF (0.01%), iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Treasury ETF (0.14%), iShares iBonds Dec 2032 Term Treasury ETF (0.01%), iShares iBonds Dec 2031 Term Treasury ETF (0.06%), iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF (0.75%), US Treasury 2 Year Note ETF (0.16%), US Treasury 10 Year Note ETF (1.25%), US Treasury 30 Year Bond ETF (1.92%), US Treasury 20 Year Bond ETF (0.31%), US Treasury 5 Year Note ETF (0.69%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.32 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.38 billion), General Motors ($3.76 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.08 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($2.65 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.62 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.52 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.19 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.84 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.78 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling IBTJ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iShares iBonds Dec 2029 Term Treasury ETF as its price is falling. IBTJ shares are trading up $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 iShares iBonds Dec 2029 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 IBTJ, 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 IBTJ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 15 2024.