BURL Short Volume
Burlington Stores, Inc. (BURL) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Apparel - Retail industry, with a market capitalization near $22.26B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 83,309 people, carrying a beta of 1.47 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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 203.2K
- Total Volume
- 397.3K
- Short %
- 51.14%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 48.80%
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 | $310.00 | Sep 4, 2026 | 21 | 3.6K | 46.2% | $2.40 | $3.00 |
| PUT | $305.00 | Sep 25, 2026 | 14 | 3.9K | 39.7% | $2.15 | $4.30 |
Top 2 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked BURL short volume questions
- What is the daily BURL short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Burlington Stores, Inc. (BURL) short volume is 203.2K shares against 397.3K total reported volume, or 51.14% 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.