BURL Short Volume
Burlington Stores, Inc. (BURL) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Apparel - Retail industry, with a market capitalization near $20.19B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 17,057 people, carrying a beta of 1.46 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
- 2026-06-30
- Short Volume
- 163.0K
- Total Volume
- 231.8K
- Short %
- 70.31%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 48.98%
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 | $295.00 | Jul 24, 2026 | 5 | 3.5K | 33.0% | $2.45 | $3.20 |
| PUT | $315.00 | Jul 2, 2026 | 100 | 507 | 43.4% | $2.55 | $4.80 |
| PUT | $270.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 3 | 4.2K | 38.8% | $4.90 | $5.20 |
Top 3 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 Jun 30, 2026, Burlington Stores, Inc. (BURL) short volume is 163.0K shares against 231.8K total reported volume, or 70.31% 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.