BTX Short Volume
BlackRock Technology and Private Equity Term Trust (BTX) operates in the Healthcare sector, specifically the Biotechnology industry, with a market capitalization near $1.07B, listed on NYSE, carrying a beta of 1.34 to the broader market. BlackRock Innovation and Growth Trust (the Trust) is a newly-organized, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company with no operating history. Led by John M. Perlowski, public since 1991-08-29.
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
- 237.1K
- Total Volume
- 472.0K
- Short %
- 50.23%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 40.48%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for BlackRock Technology and Private Equity Term Trust.
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Frequently asked BTX short volume questions
- What is the daily BTX short volume?
- As of Jun 1, 2026, BlackRock Technology and Private Equity Term Trust (BTX) short volume is 237.1K shares against 472.0K total reported volume, or 50.23% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is BTX 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 BTX 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.