BFRZ Short Volume
Innovator Equity Managed 100 Buffer ETF (BFRZ) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $42.7M, listed on AMEX, employing roughly 131 people, carrying a beta of 0.21 to the broader market. BFRZ aims to provide 40 to 50% upside exposure to the S&P 500 Index, with one-third of the volatility and a target of 1 to 3% for annual maximum loss. Led by Hermann Lübbert, public since 2025-05-13.
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
- 2026-07-16
- Short Volume
- 5.1K
- Total Volume
- 9.7K
- Short %
- 52.77%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 48.29%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Innovator Equity Managed 100 Buffer ETF.
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Frequently asked BFRZ short volume questions
- What is the daily BFRZ short volume?
- As of Jul 16, 2026, Innovator Equity Managed 100 Buffer ETF (BFRZ) short volume is 5.1K shares against 9.7K total reported volume, or 52.77% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is BFRZ 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 BFRZ 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.