BSY Short Volume
Bentley Systems, Incorporated (BSY) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Software - Application industry, with a market capitalization near $9.54B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 5,500 people, carrying a beta of 1.01 to the broader market. Bentley Systems, Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, provides infrastructure engineering software solutions in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. Led by Nicholas H. Cumins, public since 2020-09-23.
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
- 2026-06-01
- Short Volume
- 707.6K
- Total Volume
- 1.3M
- Short %
- 52.93%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 57.90%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Bentley Systems, Incorporated.
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Frequently asked BSY short volume questions
- What is the daily BSY short volume?
- As of Jun 1, 2026, Bentley Systems, Incorporated (BSY) short volume is 707.6K shares against 1.3M total reported volume, or 52.93% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is BSY 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 BSY 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.