Chicago Atlantic BDC (LIEN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Chicago Atlantic BDC shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 31st, investors have sold 14,400 shares of LIEN short. 0.07% of Chicago Atlantic BDC's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Chicago Atlantic BDC's current short interest.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.07% of Chicago Atlantic BDC's floating shares are currently sold short.

Chicago Atlantic BDC currently has issued a total of 22,820,000 shares. Some of Chicago Atlantic BDC's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Chicago Atlantic BDC currently has a public float of 19,770,000 shares.

0.07% of Chicago Atlantic BDC's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Chicago Atlantic BDC: Barings Bdc, Inc. (0.39%), Amalgamated Financial Corp. (8.55%), Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. (1.12%), Fidus Investment Corporation (1.16%), Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. (0.78%), Blackrock Tcp Capital Corp. (2.83%), Gladstone Capital Corporation (1.39%), Gladstone Investment Corporation (6.76%), CION Investment Corporation (1.85%), Palmer Square Capital BDC Inc. (0.11%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.23 billion), Invesco QQQ ($29.52 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.82 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.76 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($9.37 billion), Strategy Inc ($7.58 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.78 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.72 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($6.37 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($6.29 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling LIEN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Chicago Atlantic BDC as its price is falling. LIEN shares are trading up $0.41 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 Chicago Atlantic BDC 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 LIEN, 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 LIEN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2025.