BPI Short Volume

Grayscale Bitcoin Premium Income ETF (BPI) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $3.0M, listed on AMEX, employing roughly 415 people, carrying a beta of 1.57 to the broader market. The fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that seeks indirect exposure to the returns of bitcoin by investing in bitcoin ETPs, including, but not limited to the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (Ticker: GBTC) and the Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF (Ticker: BTC). Led by Neil Kumar, public since 2025-04-02.

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
36
Total Volume
88
Short %
40.91%
30-Day Avg Short %
34.22%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Grayscale Bitcoin Premium Income ETF.

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Frequently asked BPI short volume questions

What is the daily BPI short volume?
As of Jul 16, 2026, Grayscale Bitcoin Premium Income ETF (BPI) short volume is 36 shares against 88 total reported volume, or 40.91% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is BPI 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 BPI 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.