BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume → Trump’s “Tax Free” Retirement Strategy (From Gold Safe Exchange) (Ad) Free BGT Stock Alerts $13.37 +0.05 (+0.38%) (As of 05/10/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaStock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust Short Interest DataCurrent Short Volume64,100 sharesPrevious Short Volume147,900 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-56.66%Dollar Volume Sold Short$820,480.00Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover0.7Last Record DateApril 30, 2024Today's Trading Volume58,110 sharesAverage Trading Volume101,842 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average57% Short Selling BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort InterestDays to CoverShort Percent of FloatBGT Short Interest Over TimeBGT Days to Cover Over TimeBGT Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Unstoppable Prosperity“Crash Insurance” For Your RetirementWhen it comes to retirement, everyone fears one thing… Outliving their retirement savings. You'll discover conservative, beginner-friendly options strategies which could help to cash flow your stock portfolio. Click here to register for free. BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/30/202464,100 shares $820,480.00 -56.7%N/A0.7 $12.80 4/15/2024147,900 shares $1.88 million -27.5%N/A1.6 $12.69 3/31/2024203,900 shares $2.65 million -1.5%N/A2 $12.98 3/15/2024206,900 shares $2.76 million +15.7%N/A1.9 $13.35 2/29/2024178,900 shares $2.30 million +32.4%N/A1.6 $12.86 2/15/2024135,100 shares $1.72 million +195.6%N/A1.3 $12.75 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BGT and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 1/31/202445,700 shares $562,795.50 +153.9%N/A0.4 $12.32 1/15/202418,000 shares $216,720.00 -74.5%N/A0.2 $12.04 12/31/202370,700 shares $875,266.00 -24.3%N/A0.7 $12.38 12/15/202393,400 shares $1.13 million -38.6%N/A1 $12.11 11/30/2023152,000 shares $1.82 million -15.6%N/A1.6 $11.98 11/15/2023180,000 shares $2.13 million +56.7%N/A2 $11.83 10/31/2023114,900 shares $1.34 million -8.2%N/A1.2 $11.62 10/15/2023125,100 shares $1.50 million +3.9%N/A1.3 $11.96 9/30/2023120,400 shares $1.45 million +31.7%N/A1.3 $12.06 9/15/202391,400 shares $1.09 million +14.3%N/A1 $11.97 8/31/202380,000 shares $963,200.00 +14.9%N/A0.9 $12.04 8/15/202369,600 shares $824,064.00 +80.8%N/A0.8 $11.84 7/31/202338,500 shares $458,535.00 +171.1%N/A0.4 $11.91 7/15/202314,200 shares $164,720.00 +16.4%N/A0.2 $11.60 6/30/202312,200 shares $142,740.00 -34.8%N/A0.1 $11.70 6/15/202318,700 shares $211,310.00 +76.4%N/A0.2 $11.30 5/31/202310,600 shares $117,766.00 -28.4%N/A0.1 $11.11 5/15/202314,800 shares $166,352.00 +78.3%N/A0.2 $11.24 4/30/20238,300 shares $94,039.00 -53.6%N/A0.1 $11.33 4/15/202317,900 shares $202,091.00 -19.0%N/A0.2 $11.29 3/31/202322,100 shares $247,741.00 +100.9%N/A0.2 $11.21 3/15/202311,000 shares $119,900.00 -37.9%N/A0.1 $10.90 2/28/202317,700 shares $205,320.00 +55.3%N/A0.2 $11.60 2/15/202311,400 shares $132,810.00 -33.3%N/A0.2 $11.65 1/31/202317,100 shares $199,728.00 +55.5%N/A0.2 $11.68 1/15/202311,000 shares $124,300.00 +13.4%N/A0.1 $11.30 12/30/20229,700 shares $106,118.00 -60.7%N/A0.1 $10.94 12/15/202224,700 shares $272,194.00 +177.5%N/A0.3 $11.02 11/30/20228,900 shares $103,952.00 -71.2%N/A0.1 $11.68 11/15/202230,900 shares $350,715.00 -25.7%N/A0.4 $11.35 10/31/202241,600 shares $457,184.00 +93.5%N/A0.6 $10.99 10/15/202221,500 shares $227,900.00 No ChangeN/A0.3 $10.60 9/30/202223,000 shares $249,780.00 +142.1%N/A0.3 $10.86 9/15/20229,500 shares $106,400.00 -40.3%N/A0.2 $11.20Elon Musk Secret Crypto Plot Exposed (Ad)Reports of a leaked meeting between Elon Musk and staff at X.com could send shockwaves through the crypto market. 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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. BGT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust's short interest ratio. Is BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust's short interest increasing or decreasing? BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust saw a decrease in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 64,100 shares, a decrease of 56.7% from the previous total of 147,900 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. Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.35 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.06 billion), General Motors ($2.88 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.32 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.27 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.95 billion), and Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust stock? Short selling BGT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust as its price is falling. BGT shares are trading up $0.06 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. How does a short squeeze work against BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust? A short squeeze for BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust 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 BGT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including BGT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2024. 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