BIRD Short Volume
Smartbird, Inc (BIRD) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Apparel - Footwear & Accessories industry, with a market capitalization near $18.6M, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 362 people, carrying a beta of 2.56 to the broader market. Smartbird, Inc. Led by Nadia Carlsten, public since 2021-11-03.
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
- 48.8K
- Total Volume
- 134.7K
- Short %
- 36.26%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 51.06%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Smartbird, Inc.
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Frequently asked BIRD short volume questions
- What is the daily BIRD short volume?
- As of Jul 16, 2026, Smartbird, Inc (BIRD) short volume is 48.8K shares against 134.7K total reported volume, or 36.26% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is BIRD 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 BIRD 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.