BB Short Volume
BlackBerry Limited (BB) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Software - Infrastructure industry, with a market capitalization near $6.68B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 1,820 people, carrying a beta of 1.55 to the broader market. BlackBerry Limited stands as a global technology company, delivering intelligent security solutions, software, and comprehensive services to government bodies and businesses worldwide. Led by John Joseph Giamatteo, public since 1999-02-04.
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
- 5.8M
- Total Volume
- 16.1M
- Short %
- 36.03%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 32.10%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for BlackBerry Limited.
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Frequently asked BB short volume questions
- What is the daily BB short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, BlackBerry Limited (BB) short volume is 5.8M shares against 16.1M total reported volume, or 36.03% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is BB 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 BB 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.