BTU Short Volume
Peabody Energy Corporation (BTU) operates in the Energy sector, specifically the Coal industry, with a market capitalization near $3.07B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 5,400 people, carrying a beta of 0.28 to the broader market. Headquartered in St. Led by James C. Grech, public since 2017-04-03.
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
- 674.0K
- Total Volume
- 988.7K
- Short %
- 68.17%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 61.34%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Peabody Energy Corporation.
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BTU most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $20.00 | Jan 21, 2028 | 1.4K | 6.9K | 54.0% | $7.20 | $7.75 |
Top 1 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked BTU short volume questions
- What is the daily BTU short volume?
- As of Oct 14, 2026, Peabody Energy Corporation (BTU) short volume is 674.0K shares against 988.7K total reported volume, or 68.17% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is BTU 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 BTU 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.