BATT Short Volume

Amplify Lithium & Battery Technology ETF (BATT) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $140.6M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 1.47 to the broader market. BATT is a portfolio of companies generating significant revenue from the development, production and use of lithium battery technology, including: 1) battery storage solutions, 2) battery metals & materials, and 3) electric vehicles. public since 2018-06-06.

Short volume measures the number of shares sold short on a given day as reported by FINRA. Tracking short volume relative to total volume helps identify unusual bearish sentiment or short-squeeze potential.

Latest Date
2026-05-15
Short Volume
16.0K
Total Volume
68.4K
Short %
23.44%
30-Day Avg Short %
48.96%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Amplify Lithium & Battery Technology ETF.

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Frequently asked BATT short volume questions

What is the daily BATT short volume?
As of May 15, 2026, Amplify Lithium & Battery Technology ETF (BATT) short volume is 16.0K shares against 68.4K total reported volume, or 23.44% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is BATT short volume reported?
FINRA publishes the Daily Short Sale Volume File for trades reported to FINRA TRFs and the FINRA/Nasdaq ADF on a T+1 basis. The headline figure is the count of shares that printed at the short-sale or short-exempt tick across all reporting venues for the symbol; each exchange separately publishes its own daily short-sale data file.
What does BATT short volume tell options traders?
Daily short-sale flow is one input that helps disambiguate dealer-hedging activity from directional bear flow when the chain shows fresh customer call inventory. It is not a clean MM-only proxy: the headline number mixes directional shorting, options-MM delta-hedging, ETF-creation arbitrage, and convertible-arb hedging. Cross-check against gamma-exposure and OI changes for a cleaner read.