BSTP Short Volume

Innovator Buffer Step-Up Strategy ETF (BSTP) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $60.1M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.65 to the broader market. The Innovator Buffer Step-Up ETF (BSTP) is an actively managed investment vehicle designed to offer exposure to the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) with a focus on risk management. public since 2022-03-09.

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
1.7K
Total Volume
2.9K
Short %
59.34%
30-Day Avg Short %
50.07%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Innovator Buffer Step-Up Strategy ETF.

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Frequently asked BSTP short volume questions

What is the daily BSTP short volume?
As of Jul 16, 2026, Innovator Buffer Step-Up Strategy ETF (BSTP) short volume is 1.7K shares against 2.9K total reported volume, or 59.34% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is BSTP 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 BSTP 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.