BNKU Short Volume
MicroSectors U.S. Big Banks 3 Leveraged ETN (BNKU) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Leveraged industry, with a market capitalization near $326.3M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 3.25 to the broader market. The notes are senior unsecured medium-term notes issued by Bank of Montreal with a return linked to a three times leveraged participation in the performance of the index, compounded daily, less a Daily Investor Fee, the Daily Financing Charge and, if applicable, the Redemption Fee Amount. public since 2025-02-20.
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
- 2026-06-01
- Short Volume
- 125
- Total Volume
- 1.4K
- Short %
- 9.00%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 32.10%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for MicroSectors U.S. Big Banks 3 Leveraged ETN.
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Frequently asked BNKU short volume questions
- What is the daily BNKU short volume?
- As of Jun 1, 2026, MicroSectors U.S. Big Banks 3 Leveraged ETN (BNKU) short volume is 125 shares against 1.4K total reported volume, or 9.00% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is BNKU 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 BNKU 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.