BCHT Short Volume
Birchtech Corp. (BCHT) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Industrial - Pollution & Treatment Controls industry, with a market capitalization near $45.0M, listed on AMEX, employing roughly 20 people, carrying a beta of 1.91 to the broader market. Birchtech Corp. Led by Richard A. MacPherson, public since 2012-04-10.
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
- 2026-07-16
- Short Volume
- 970
- Total Volume
- 12.6K
- Short %
- 7.70%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 33.74%
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Frequently asked BCHT short volume questions
- What is the daily BCHT short volume?
- As of Jul 16, 2026, Birchtech Corp. (BCHT) short volume is 970 shares against 12.6K total reported volume, or 7.70% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is BCHT 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 BCHT 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.