BP Short Volume
BP p.l.c. (BP) operates in the Energy sector, specifically the Oil & Gas Integrated industry, with a market capitalization near $127.27B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 93,700 people, carrying a beta of -0.21 to the broader market. BP p. Led by Marguerite Eileen O'Neill, public since 1977-01-03.
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
- 2026-10-14
- Short Volume
- 1.1M
- Total Volume
- 3.4M
- Short %
- 32.69%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 39.84%
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Frequently asked BP short volume questions
- What is the daily BP short volume?
- As of Oct 14, 2026, BP p.l.c. (BP) short volume is 1.1M shares against 3.4M total reported volume, or 32.69% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is BP 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 BP 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.