BITQ Short Volume

Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF (BITQ) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $433.8M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 3.31 to the broader market. The Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF (NYSE: BITQ) provides focused exposure to the crypto economy without the complications of holding crypto assets directly. public since 2021-05-12.

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
12.9K
Total Volume
44.8K
Short %
28.69%
30-Day Avg Short %
30.57%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF.

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Frequently asked BITQ short volume questions

What is the daily BITQ short volume?
As of May 15, 2026, Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF (BITQ) short volume is 12.9K shares against 44.8K total reported volume, or 28.69% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is BITQ 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 BITQ 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.