BOX Short Volume
Box, Inc. (BOX) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Software - Infrastructure industry, with a market capitalization near $4.85B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 2,912 people, carrying a beta of 1.41 to the broader market. Box, Inc. Led by Aaron Levie, public since 2015-01-23.
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
- 2026-08-28
- Short Volume
- 932.4K
- Total Volume
- 1.6M
- Short %
- 57.54%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 71.30%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Box, Inc..
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BOX most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $38.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 873 | 198 | 33.8% | $0.20 | $0.40 |
| CALL | $36.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 841 | 2.1K | 32.4% | $0.65 | $1.00 |
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 BOX short volume questions
- What is the daily BOX short volume?
- As of Aug 28, 2026, Box, Inc. (BOX) short volume is 932.4K shares against 1.6M total reported volume, or 57.54% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is BOX 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 BOX 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.