BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund - MUJ Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 15th, investors have sold 20,100 shares of MUJ short. Learn More on BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund's current short interest.

BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 20,100 shares, an increase of 18.9% from the previous total of 16,900 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.

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 MUJ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund as its price is falling. MUJ shares are trading up $0.14 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 MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund 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 MUJ, 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 MUJ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2023.