BDX Short Volume
Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) operates in the Healthcare sector, specifically the Medical - Instruments & Supplies industry, with a market capitalization near $56.11B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 72,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.27 to the broader market. Operating globally, Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) is a prominent enterprise focused on the development, manufacturing, and distribution of a broad spectrum of medical technology. Led by Thomas E. Polen Jr., 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
- 2026-07-16
- Short Volume
- 389.5K
- Total Volume
- 739.5K
- Short %
- 52.68%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 56.41%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Becton, Dickinson and Company.
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Frequently asked BDX short volume questions
- What is the daily BDX short volume?
- As of Jul 16, 2026, Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) short volume is 389.5K shares against 739.5K total reported volume, or 52.68% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is BDX 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 BDX 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.