BURL Short Volume
Burlington Stores, Inc. (BURL) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Apparel - Retail industry, with a market capitalization near $17.99B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 17,057 people, carrying a beta of 1.48 to the broader market. Burlington Stores, Inc. Led by Michael O'Sullivan, public since 2013-10-02.
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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 153.0K
- Total Volume
- 260.6K
- Short %
- 58.69%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 59.93%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Burlington Stores, Inc..
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BURL most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $270.00 | May 29, 2026 | 6 | 9.3K | 56.7% | $3.80 | $4.60 |
| PUT | $260.00 | Jun 5, 2026 | 1 | 6.6K | 50.8% | $2.65 | $3.20 |
| PUT | $265.00 | Jun 5, 2026 | 1 | 3.1K | 50.9% | $3.60 | $4.30 |
| PUT | $260.00 | Jun 12, 2026 | 0 | 2.7K | 45.4% | $2.10 | $4.10 |
| PUT | $265.00 | May 29, 2026 | 0 | 1.7K | 56.0% | $2.50 | $3.40 |
| PUT | $300.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 1 | 1.0K | 46.9% | $19.60 | $22.10 |
| PUT | $255.00 | Jun 12, 2026 | 0 | 1.7K | 45.9% | $1.20 | $3.20 |
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Frequently asked BURL short volume questions
- What is the daily BURL short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Burlington Stores, Inc. (BURL) short volume is 153.0K shares against 260.6K total reported volume, or 58.69% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is BURL 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 BURL 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.