BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust (BGIO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 30th, investors have sold 19,200 shares of BGIO short. Learn More on BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust's current short interest.

BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust saw a increase in short interest during the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 19,200 shares, an increase of 40.1% from the previous total of 13,700 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.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($11.35 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($8.85 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.23 billion), Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited ($4.96 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($3.99 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($3.89 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($2.57 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($2.44 billion), eBay Inc. ($2.34 billion), and Teladoc Health, Inc. ($2.30 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BGIO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust as its price is falling. 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 2022 Global Income Opportunity 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 BGIO, 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 BGIO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2021.