BITB Short Volume
Bitwise Bitcoin ETF Trust (BITB) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Cryptocurrency industry, with a market capitalization near $3.67B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 2.17 to the broader market. In seeking to achieve its investment objective, the trust will hold bitcoin and accrue the sponsor’s management fee (the “Sponsor Fee”) in U. public since 2024-01-11.
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
- 70.9K
- Total Volume
- 157.5K
- Short %
- 45.00%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 50.30%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Bitwise Bitcoin ETF Trust.
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Frequently asked BITB short volume questions
- What is the daily BITB short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Bitwise Bitcoin ETF Trust (BITB) short volume is 70.9K shares against 157.5K total reported volume, or 45.00% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is BITB 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 BITB 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.