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BlackSky Technology (BKSY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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BlackSky Technology Short Interest Overview

As of July 31, 2026, BlackSky Technology (BKSY) had a short interest of 7.56 million shares sold short, representing 19.48% of the public float. This marks a -2.90% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 6.7, meaning it would take 6.7 days of the average trading volume of 1.78 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
7,556,500 shares
Previous Short Interest
7,782,496 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-2.90%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$174.52 million
Short Interest Ratio
6.7 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
July 31, 2026
Outstanding Shares
40,920,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
19.48%
Today's Trading Volume
407,545 shares
Average Trading Volume
1,782,064 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
23%
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BlackSky Technology Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
7/31/20267,556,500 shares $174.52 million -2.9%19.5%6.7 $23.10
7/15/20267,782,496 shares $189.25 million -2.7%21.8%5.91 $24.32
6/30/20267,995,133 shares $224.45 million +0.1%22.4%3.81 $28.07
6/15/20267,985,949 shares $248.82 million +5.2%22.4%3.19 $31.16
5/29/20267,594,304 shares $366.22 million +7.9%21.3%3.06 $48.22
5/15/20267,036,054 shares $274.08 million +0.6%19.7%2.65 $38.95
4/30/20266,993,009 shares $248.50 million -0.5%19.6%3.75 $35.54
4/15/20267,030,823 shares $233.37 million +3.0%19.7%2.75 $33.19
3/31/20266,825,284 shares $171.49 million -5.5%17.6%4.02 $25.13
3/13/20267,221,165 shares $170.38 million -7.5%20.3%5.27 $23.60
2/27/20267,809,145 shares $147.55 million +2.1%21.9%6.68 $18.89
2/13/20267,650,626 shares $164.26 million +2.3%21.4%4.89 $21.47
1/30/20267,476,611 shares $165.16 million +6.7%21.6%4.65 $22.09
1/15/20267,006,883 shares $197.30 million -8.9%20.2%4.24 $28.16
12/31/20257,693,997 shares $144.19 million -8.9%22.2%5.83 $18.74
12/15/20258,448,866 shares $148.35 million -2.9%24.4%7.16 $17.56
11/28/20258,697,183 shares $152.71 million +0.4%25.1%4.22 $17.56
11/14/20258,664,830 shares $114.25 million +19.5%25.0%4.13 $13.19
10/31/20257,250,744 shares $153.09 million +6.1%20.9%4.26 $21.11
10/15/20256,830,000 shares $215.47 million +6.2%25.7%3.5 $31.55
9/30/20256,430,000 shares $128.84 million No Change23.9%3 $20.04
9/15/20256,430,000 shares $126.73 million +6.8%23.7%3.1 $19.71
8/31/20256,020,000 shares $105.43 million +7.5%22.2%2.9 $17.51
8/15/20255,600,000 shares $101.25 million +11.6%20.6%2.8 $18.08
7/31/20255,020,000 shares $96.46 million +21.0%17.9%2.6 $19.22
7/15/20254,150,000 shares $107.58 million -9.6%14.8%2.4 $25.92
6/30/20254,590,000 shares $94.92 million +39.1%18.0%3.4 $20.68
6/15/20253,300,000 shares $35.88 million -9.6%12.9%2.9 $10.87
5/31/20253,650,000 shares $41.03 million +6.7%14.2%3.8 $11.24
5/15/20253,420,000 shares $41.52 million +0.6%13.3%3.1 $12.14
4/30/20253,400,000 shares $28.36 million -4.5%13.3%2.7 $8.34
4/15/20253,560,000 shares $25.84 million -5.3%13.9%2.3 $7.26
3/31/20253,760,000 shares $29.11 million +8.4%14.7%2.4 $7.74
3/15/20253,470,000 shares $31.50 million +41.1%13.5%2.2 $9.08
2/28/20252,460,000 shares $35.60 million +7.0%9.8%1.6 $14.47
2/15/20252,300,000 shares $38.70 million +14.4%9.1%1.6 $16.83
1/31/20252,010,000 shares $30.10 million -13.7%8.4%1.5 $14.98
1/15/20252,330,000 shares $23.23 million +11.0%9.8%2.1 $9.97
12/31/20242,100,000 shares $22.66 million +22.1%8.8%2.1 $10.79
12/15/20241,720,000 shares $18.08 million +12.4%7.2%1.5 $10.51
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11/30/20241,530,000 shares $17.87 million +3.4%6.5%1.5 $11.68
11/15/20241,480,000 shares $12.45 million -8.6%6.2%1.6 $8.41
10/31/20241,620,000 shares $10.24 million -7.4%7.0%2.3 $6.32
10/15/20241,750,000 shares $10.68 million +49.6%7.5%3.5 $6.10
9/30/20241,170,000 shares $5.54 million +42.6%5.0%2.8 $4.74
9/15/2024820,700 shares $4.97 million +27.1%5.4%5.7 $6.05
8/31/2024645,500 shares $716.51 thousand -88.4%3.5%6.3 $1.11
8/15/20245,550,000 shares $5.88 million -3.8%4.5%9.3 $1.06
7/31/20245,770,000 shares $6.46 million +3.4%4.7%9.9 $1.12
7/15/20245,580,000 shares $6.19 million -9.1%4.8%10 $1.11
6/30/20246,140,000 shares $6.57 million -3.5%5.3%10.9 $1.07
6/15/20246,360,000 shares $5.94 million +7.8%5.5%11.5 $0.93
5/31/20245,900,000 shares $6.43 million +3.2%4.9%11.2 $1.09
5/15/20245,720,000 shares $6.72 million -8.3%4.7%9.7 $1.18
4/30/20246,240,000 shares $7.58 million +7.4%6.5%9.9 $1.22
4/15/20245,810,000 shares $7.38 million +0.9%6.0%9.3 $1.27
3/31/20245,760,000 shares $7.83 million -4.8%6.1%9.1 $1.36
3/15/20246,050,000 shares $7.62 million +9.2%6.4%9.2 $1.26
2/29/20245,540,000 shares $7.87 million +5.5%5.9%7.9 $1.42
2/15/20245,250,000 shares $8.14 million +5.6%5.6%8.2 $1.55
1/31/20244,970,000 shares $6.34 million +2.5%5.3%7.9 $1.28
1/15/20244,850,000 shares $6.26 million -11.3%5.2%7.4 $1.29
12/31/20235,470,000 shares $7.66 million +8.1%5.9%8.4 $1.40
12/15/20235,060,000 shares $6.07 million -4.9%5.4%8.1 $1.20
11/30/20235,320,000 shares $7.02 million -8.8%5.7%8.9 $1.32
11/15/20235,830,000 shares $7.14 million +4.9%6.3%9.6 $1.23
10/31/20235,560,000 shares $6.62 million -5.1%6.1%8.8 $1.19
10/15/20235,860,000 shares $7.21 million -1.4%6.4%9.4 $1.23
9/30/20235,940,000 shares $6.95 million -6.2%6.5%8.4 $1.17
9/15/20236,330,000 shares $8.10 million +2.6%6.9%6 $1.28
8/31/20236,170,000 shares $8.39 million -8.7%6.3%5.3 $1.36
8/15/20236,760,000 shares $10.00 million -1.3%7.1%5.1 $1.48
7/31/20236,850,000 shares $13.67 million -2.0%7.2%5.1 $2.00
7/15/20236,990,000 shares $13.98 million -5.5%7.4%4.8 $2.00
6/30/20237,400,000 shares $16.47 million +106.1%7.8%5.1 $2.23
6/15/20233,590,000 shares $6.32 million -10.0%3.8%2.6 $1.76
5/31/20233,990,000 shares $5.43 million -10.3%4.2%3.6 $1.36
5/15/20234,450,000 shares $5.74 million -26.9%4.6%4.4 $1.29
4/30/20236,090,000 shares $7.55 million -5.4%6.4%6.2 $1.24
4/15/20236,440,000 shares $9.27 million +17.7%6.9%8.4 $1.44
3/31/20235,470,000 shares $8.21 million +55.4%6.3%7.8 $1.50
3/15/20233,520,000 shares $4.54 million +16.9%4.8%5 $1.29
2/28/20233,010,000 shares $5.75 million +24.4%4.1%4.2 $1.91
2/15/20232,420,000 shares $4.74 million -6.2%3.7%3.6 $1.96
1/31/20232,580,000 shares $4.70 million -9.2%4.3%3.6 $1.82
1/15/20232,840,000 shares $5.28 million +8.0%4.8%4.2 $1.86
12/30/20222,630,000 shares $4.05 million -2.6%4.4%3.8 $1.54
12/15/20222,700,000 shares $4.97 million +6.3%4.6%3.9 $1.84
11/30/20222,540,000 shares $4.24 million +18.1%4.1%3.7 $1.67
11/15/20222,150,000 shares $3.76 million +25.7%3.5%3.2 $1.75
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10/31/20221,710,000 shares $2.75 million +17.1%2.8%2.1 $1.61
10/15/20221,460,000 shares $2.18 million +3.6%2.4%1.4 $1.49
9/30/20221,410,000 shares $2.12 million -26.9%2.3%1.2 $1.50
9/15/20221,930,000 shares $3.69 million +18.4%3.2%1.4 $1.91
8/31/20221,630,000 shares $3.31 million -26.9%2.7%0.6 $2.03
8/15/20222,230,000 shares $5.73 million -33.4%3.7%0.3 $2.57
7/31/20223,350,000 shares $8.01 million +6.7%5.6%0.4 $2.39
7/15/20223,140,000 shares $6.97 million -4.3%5.2%0.4 $2.22
6/30/20223,280,000 shares $7.58 million +19.7%5.5%0.4 $2.31
6/15/20222,740,000 shares $5.53 million -54.2%4.6%0.4 $2.02
5/31/20225,980,000 shares $19.55 million +1,116.7%10.0%0.9 $3.27
5/15/2022491,500 shares $634.04 thousand +13.0%0.8%0.5 $1.29
4/30/2022435,000 shares $682.95 thousand +2.4%0.8%0.5 $1.57
4/15/2022424,800 shares $824.11 thousand -30.2%0.7%0.5 $1.94
3/31/2022608,200 shares $1.15 million -81.1%1.1%0.6 $1.89
3/15/20223,220,000 shares $5.18 million +2.6%5.8%3.4 $1.61
2/28/20223,140,000 shares $7.85 million +8.3%5.7%3.6 $2.50
2/15/20222,900,000 shares $8.61 million +7.4%5.2%3.7 $2.97
1/31/20222,700,000 shares $7.64 million -0.7%4.8%3.6 $2.83
1/15/20222,720,000 shares $8.92 million +3.0%4.8%3.6 $3.28
12/31/20212,640,000 shares $11.85 million No Change4.7%3.7 $4.49

BKSY Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of BlackSky Technology shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 31st, investors have sold 7,556,500 shares of BKSY short. 19.48% of BlackSky Technology's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on BlackSky Technology's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. 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. BKSY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.7. Learn More on BlackSky Technology's short interest ratio.

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. 19.48% of BlackSky Technology's floating shares are currently sold short.

BlackSky Technology saw a decrease in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 7,556,500 shares, a decrease of 2.9% from the previous total of 7,782,496 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.

19.48% of BlackSky Technology's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "research & consulting services" compare to BlackSky Technology: FTI Consulting, Inc. (8.77%), Exponent, Inc. (6.25%), CBIZ, Inc. (6.49%), Huron Consulting Group Inc. (5.01%), TIC Solutions, Inc (9.06%), ICF International, Inc. (3.46%), Willdan Group, Inc. (13.50%), Falcon's Beyond Global, Inc. (1.69%), Clarivate PLC (10.70%), Charles River Associates (5.05%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.50 billion), Invesco QQQ ($50.36 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($21.20 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($13.40 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.59 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($11.46 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.84 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.51 billion), iShares Semiconductor ETF ($6.37 billion), and Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.34 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BKSY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BlackSky Technology as its price is falling. BKSY shares are trading down $0.74 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 BlackSky Technology 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 BKSY, 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 BKSY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like BKSY:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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Short interest data for NYSE:BKSY is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 8/11/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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