BIO Short Volume

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (BIO) operates in the Healthcare sector, specifically the Medical - Devices industry, with a market capitalization near $6.58B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 7,700 people, carrying a beta of 1.06 to the broader market. Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Led by Norman D. Schwartz, public since 1980-02-27.

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
2026-05-15
Short Volume
112.4K
Total Volume
130.5K
Short %
86.18%
30-Day Avg Short %
72.42%

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Frequently asked BIO short volume questions

What is the daily BIO short volume?
As of May 15, 2026, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (BIO) short volume is 112.4K shares against 130.5K total reported volume, or 86.18% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is BIO 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 BIO 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.