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 $58.4M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.65 to the broader market. The Innovator Buffer Step-Up ETF is an actively-managed fund that seeks to provide risk-managed exposure to the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY). 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
- 2026-06-01
- Short Volume
- 1.5K
- Total Volume
- 3.1K
- Short %
- 47.93%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 47.82%
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 Jun 1, 2026, Innovator Buffer Step-Up Strategy ETF (BSTP) short volume is 1.5K shares against 3.1K total reported volume, or 47.93% 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.