iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF
NASDAQIBIT short interest climbs 29% in one week, reaching 3.2% of float as Bitcoin nears $70,000.
IBIT gives back ground this week — down 2.1% to $43.76 — as two signals that looked constructive heading into September have quietly turned in the other direction: short interest ticked higher for the first time in…
IBIT enters the back half of August with a striking divergence: the ETF has rallied 22% in a single week while the options market has snapped back to its most call-friendly reading in months — a sharp reversal from the…
Snapshot as of 25 Sept 2026
IBIT is caught between two competing signals — shorts are retreating and the borrow market is relaxed, yet options traders are buying more downside protection than at any point in recent weeks. The options market is…
Why this matters: Three distinct signals on IBIT are pointing in the same direction. Short sellers are covering. Borrowing costs have collapsed. Yet options traders are paying more for downside protection — the highest…
IBIT is caught in a telling split: the price is grinding higher while short sellers quietly double their exposure. The most striking development this week is the pace of short-side accumulation. Short interest has…
IBIT enters July with short sellers materially more aggressive than a month ago, even as the broader borrow market remains wide open — a divergence that makes the recent positioning shift worth watching closely. The…
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