BAX Short Volume
Baxter International Inc. (BAX) operates in the Healthcare sector, specifically the Medical - Instruments & Supplies industry, with a market capitalization near $11.38B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 38,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.64 to the broader market. Baxter International Inc. Led by Andrew Hider, public since 1981-10-27.
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
- 2026-06-30
- Short Volume
- 1.6M
- Total Volume
- 2.0M
- Short %
- 76.99%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 69.98%
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Frequently asked BAX short volume questions
- What is the daily BAX short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, Baxter International Inc. (BAX) short volume is 1.6M shares against 2.0M total reported volume, or 76.99% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is BAX 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 BAX 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.