BLBD Short Volume

Blue Bird Corporation (BLBD) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Auto - Manufacturers industry, with a market capitalization near $2.25B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 1,945 people, carrying a beta of 1.37 to the broader market. Blue Bird Corporation designs, engineers, manufactures, and sells school buses and related parts in the United States, Canada, and internationally. Led by John Wyskiel, public since 2014-03-20.

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
239.6K
Total Volume
328.3K
Short %
72.97%
30-Day Avg Short %
50.47%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Blue Bird Corporation.

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Frequently asked BLBD short volume questions

What is the daily BLBD short volume?
As of May 15, 2026, Blue Bird Corporation (BLBD) short volume is 239.6K shares against 328.3K total reported volume, or 72.97% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is BLBD 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 BLBD 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.