BMY Short Volume
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY) operates in the Healthcare sector, specifically the Drug Manufacturers - General industry, with a market capitalization near $117.46B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 34,100 people, carrying a beta of 0.24 to the broader market. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company operates as a global biopharmaceutical entity, actively involved in the research, development, licensing, production, and worldwide commercialization of its medicinal portfolio. Led by Christopher S. Boerner, public since 1972-06-01.
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
- 2026-06-30
- Short Volume
- 1.7M
- Total Volume
- 3.0M
- Short %
- 56.72%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 52.09%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.
Learn how short volume is reported and how to read the data →
BMY most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $62.50 | Aug 21, 2026 | 22.6K | 3.1K | 30.4% | $0.92 | $0.96 |
| CALL | $62.50 | Jul 17, 2026 | 20.2K | 26.6K | 28.3% | $0.10 | $0.15 |
Top 2 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked BMY short volume questions
- What is the daily BMY short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY) short volume is 1.7M shares against 3.0M total reported volume, or 56.72% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is BMY 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 BMY 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.