BITO Short Volume
ProShares Bitcoin ETF (BITO) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $1.70B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 1.70 to the broader market. The Fund seeks capital appreciation. Led by Michael L. Sapir, public since 2021-10-19.
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
- 2026-06-30
- Short Volume
- 59.4M
- Total Volume
- 130.0M
- Short %
- 45.69%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 48.62%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for ProShares Bitcoin ETF.
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Frequently asked BITO short volume questions
- What is the daily BITO short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, ProShares Bitcoin ETF (BITO) short volume is 59.4M shares against 130.0M total reported volume, or 45.69% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is BITO 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 BITO 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.