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$43.63 +1.04 (+2.43%)
Market Cap
$2.90B
Shares
68.16M

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported twice monthly. Days to cover is the reported short position divided by average daily volume.

BITB Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 67,768 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, +53.2% versus the latest reported position. This model prediction uses FINRA data through August 21, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected September 10, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Aug 31 short interest

as of Aug 21
67,768 +53.2% vs reported
The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
51/100
Short interest 0.1% of shares — P17 Days to cover 1.0 — P13 Price vs VWAP +19.8% — P91 Short-volume trend +9.9% — P81 Short interest change -61.0% — P4 Worst FTD 0.03% of shares — P69 Price spike +10

Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-08-14). Weighted mean of the available factors (short interest 30%, days to cover 20%, price vs VWAP 15%, short-volume trend 15%, short-interest change 10%, fails-to-deliver 10%) plus catalyst boosts (price spike, volume surge, earnings within days), capped at +20 and clamped to 100.

Short Interest History

Settlement Date Current Position Previous Position Change Days to Cover
2026-09-15 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 24
2026-08-31 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 10
2026-08-14 44,237 113,531 -69,294 1.00
2026-07-31 113,531 265,360 -151,829 1.00
2026-07-15 265,360 179,636 +85,724 1.00
2026-06-30 179,636 143,002 +36,634 1.00
2026-06-15 143,002 40,308 +102,694 1.00
2026-05-29 40,308 244,240 -203,932 1.00
2026-05-15 244,240 132,135 +112,105 1.00
2026-04-30 132,135 184,802 -52,667 1.00
2026-04-15 184,802 234,026 -49,224 1.00
2026-03-31 234,026 127,384 +106,642 1.00
2026-03-13 127,384 383,470 -256,086 1.00
2026-02-27 383,470 206,187 +177,283 1.00
2026-02-13 206,187 683,805 -477,618 1.00
2026-01-30 683,805 111,862 +571,943 1.00
2026-01-15 111,862 148,763 -36,901 1.00
2025-12-31 148,763 187,705 -38,942 1.00
2025-12-15 187,705 279,798 -92,093 1.00
2025-11-28 279,798 615,528 -335,730 1.00
2025-11-14 615,528 153,697 +461,831 1.00
2025-10-31 153,697 136,462 +17,235 1.00
2025-10-15 136,462 260,732 -124,270 1.00
2025-09-30 260,732 175,757 +84,975 1.00
2025-09-15 175,757 42,210 +133,547 1.00
2025-08-29 42,210 220,690 -178,480 1.00

Full FINRA short interest reporting calendar

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Key facts CIK 1763415 CUSIP 09174C104 13F (30d) 185 filings 183 filers Visit website