BSM Short Volume
Black Stone Minerals, L.P. (BSM) operates in the Energy sector, specifically the Oil & Gas Exploration & Production industry, with a market capitalization near $3.17B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 129 people, carrying a beta of 0.01 to the broader market. Black Stone Minerals, L. Led by H. Taylor DeWalch, public since 2015-04-30.
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
- 81.5K
- Total Volume
- 161.0K
- Short %
- 50.62%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 49.77%
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Frequently asked BSM short volume questions
- What is the daily BSM short volume?
- As of Oct 14, 2026, Black Stone Minerals, L.P. (BSM) short volume is 81.5K shares against 161.0K total reported volume, or 50.62% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is BSM 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 BSM 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.