BAC Short Volume
Bank of America Corporation (BAC) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Banks - Diversified industry, with a market capitalization near $359.36B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 211,000 people, carrying a beta of 1.21 to the broader market. Operating globally through its various subsidiaries, Bank of America Corporation offers a comprehensive range of banking and financial products and services. Led by Brian T. Moynihan, public since 1973-02-21.
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
- 5.1M
- Total Volume
- 18.1M
- Short %
- 27.94%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 38.59%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Bank of America Corporation.
Learn how short volume is reported and how to read the data →
BAC most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $50.00 | Nov 20, 2026 | 48.7K | 50.3K | 24.3% | $0.90 | $0.96 |
| CALL | $51.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 29.8K | 936 | 32.2% | $0.64 | $0.68 |
| CALL | $52.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 24.9K | 833 | 33.6% | $0.23 | $0.24 |
| CALL | $50.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 21.6K | 871 | 35.2% | $1.33 | $1.45 |
| PUT | $50.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 15.6K | 26.1K | 35.2% | $0.10 | $0.11 |
| PUT | $49.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 14.7K | 1.9K | 40.5% | $0.03 | $0.04 |
| CALL | $53.00 | Oct 23, 2026 | 13.7K | 631 | 25.9% | $0.25 | $0.27 |
| CALL | $52.00 | Oct 23, 2026 | 13.0K | 165 | 25.8% | $0.51 | $0.56 |
Top 8 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked BAC short volume questions
- What is the daily BAC short volume?
- As of Oct 15, 2026, Bank of America Corporation (BAC) short volume is 5.1M shares against 18.1M total reported volume, or 27.94% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is BAC 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 BAC 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.