BUFM Short Volume
AB Active ETFs, Inc. - AB Moderate Buffer ETF (BUFM) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $465.8M, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 0.40 to the broader market. BUFM actively manages FLEX options in efforts to participate in the price return of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY), up to a cap, and provide partial downside protection over an outcome period that ranges from 90 to 120 days. public since 2024-12-11.
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
- 2026-10-15
- Short Volume
- 13.3K
- Total Volume
- 14.6K
- Short %
- 91.57%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 68.95%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for AB Active ETFs, Inc. - AB Moderate Buffer ETF.
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Frequently asked BUFM short volume questions
- What is the daily BUFM short volume?
- As of Oct 15, 2026, AB Active ETFs, Inc. - AB Moderate Buffer ETF (BUFM) short volume is 13.3K shares against 14.6K total reported volume, or 91.57% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is BUFM 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 BUFM 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.