BFOR Short Volume
ALPS ETF Trust - Barron's 400 ETF (BFOR) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $222.0M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 1.01 to the broader market. The BFOR ETF aims to replicate the investment performance of the Barron's 400 Index (B400), factoring out any fees or expenses. public since 2013-06-04.
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
- 2026-09-30
- Short Volume
- 161.3K
- Total Volume
- 165.1K
- Short %
- 97.65%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 46.84%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for ALPS ETF Trust - Barron's 400 ETF.
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Frequently asked BFOR short volume questions
- What is the daily BFOR short volume?
- As of Sep 30, 2026, ALPS ETF Trust - Barron's 400 ETF (BFOR) short volume is 161.3K shares against 165.1K total reported volume, or 97.65% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is BFOR 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 BFOR 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.