BCAT Short Volume

BlackRock Capital Allocation Trust (BCAT) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $1.67B, listed on NYSE, carrying a beta of 0.77 to the broader market. BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust is a newly organized, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company with no operating history. Led by John M. Perlowski, public since 2020-09-25.

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
165.6K
Total Volume
386.8K
Short %
42.81%
30-Day Avg Short %
46.37%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for BlackRock Capital Allocation Trust.

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Frequently asked BCAT short volume questions

What is the daily BCAT short volume?
As of Jun 1, 2026, BlackRock Capital Allocation Trust (BCAT) short volume is 165.6K shares against 386.8K total reported volume, or 42.81% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is BCAT 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 BCAT 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.