BTC Short Volume

Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF (BTC) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $4.02B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 1.57 to the broader market. Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF is solely and passively invested in Bitcoin. public since 2024-07-31.

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
173.1K
Total Volume
419.1K
Short %
41.31%
30-Day Avg Short %
46.45%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF.

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Frequently asked BTC short volume questions

What is the daily BTC short volume?
As of May 15, 2026, Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF (BTC) short volume is 173.1K shares against 419.1K total reported volume, or 41.31% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is BTC 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 BTC 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.