BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (BCAT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 15th, investors have sold 73,300 shares of BCAT short. Learn More on BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust's current short interest.

BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust saw a decrease in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totaling 73,300 shares, a decrease of 48.0% from the previous total of 140,900 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 in the industry of "electronic computer manufacturing" compare to BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust: iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF (0.76%), First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF (0.04%), Invesco KBW Bank ETF (10.39%), First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF (0.14%), First Trust Managed Municipal ETF (0.28%), First Trust NASDAQ 100 Equal Weighted Index Fund (0.75%), iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (0.20%), First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (0.02%), First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (0.30%), Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF (0.04%),

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 BCAT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust as its price is falling. BCAT shares are trading down $0.05 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 BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust 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 BCAT, 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 BCAT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 15 2024.