BUYW Short Volume
Main BuyWrite ETF (BUYW) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Income industry, with a market capitalization near $1.17B, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of 0.21 to the broader market. The objective of the Main BuyWrite Fund is to provide favorable risk-adjusted total returns relative to Morningstar Option Writing Category by investing in a portfolio of exchange traded funds (ETFs) selected through fundamental reversion to the mean analysis while utilizing a covered call writing (selling) strategy in an effort to dampen volatility. public since 2022-09-12.
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
- 267.2K
- Total Volume
- 345.1K
- Short %
- 77.44%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 72.07%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Main BuyWrite ETF.
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Frequently asked BUYW short volume questions
- What is the daily BUYW short volume?
- As of Jun 1, 2026, Main BuyWrite ETF (BUYW) short volume is 267.2K shares against 345.1K total reported volume, or 77.44% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is BUYW 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 BUYW 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.