Blackstone - BX Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Blackstone shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 15th, investors have sold 21,170,000 shares of BX short. Learn More on Blackstone'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. BX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Blackstone's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Blackstone: Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Natixis, Insight Advisors LLC PA, Maverick Capital Ltd., Jane Street Group LLC, Belvedere Trading LLC, Symmetry Peak Management LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Laurion Capital Management LP, Maverick Capital Ltd., Millennium Management LLC, Maven Securities LTD, Nomura Holdings Inc., Centiva Capital LP, Deer Park Road Corp, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Kingdon Capital Management L.L.C., Twin Tree Management LP, Barclays PLC, Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA, Capital Fund Management S.A., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank of America Corp DE, Group One Trading L.P., IMC Chicago LLC, Citigroup Inc., HighTower Advisors LLC, UBS Group AG, Pelham Capital Ltd., Cutler Group LLC CA, Symmetry Investments LP, SG Americas Securities LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, Bank of Montreal Can, Otter Creek Advisors LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., XR Securities LLC, and XR Securities LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Blackstone saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 21,170,000 shares, an increase of 9.7% from the previous total of 19,290,000 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 sector of "finance" compare to Blackstone: KKR & Co. Inc. (1.14%), Apollo Global Management, Inc. (1.46%), Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (0.75%), Ares Management Co. (3.16%), Blue Owl Capital Inc. (5.34%), The Bank of Nova Scotia (2.60%), Banco Santander, S.A. (0.05%), Bank of Montreal (0.80%), Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (0.61%), and Crown Castle Inc. (0.78%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.66 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.62 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.38 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.13 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($2.08 billion), Snowflake Inc. ($1.95 billion), Paramount Global ($1.78 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.60 billion), Teck Resources Limited ($1.51 billion), and Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Blackstone as its price is falling. BX shares are trading up $2.09 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 Blackstone 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 BX, 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 BX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2023.