BWA Short Volume
BorgWarner Inc. (BWA) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Auto - Parts industry, with a market capitalization near $14.08B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 37,500 people, carrying a beta of 1.11 to the broader market. BorgWarner Inc. Led by Joseph F. Fadool, public since 1993-08-13.
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
- 157.2K
- Total Volume
- 419.1K
- Short %
- 37.51%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 48.17%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for BorgWarner Inc..
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BWA most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $70.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 1 | 3.3K | 31.4% | $0.55 | $0.70 |
| PUT | $65.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 1 | 5.0K | 33.4% | $0.15 | $0.30 |
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 BWA short volume questions
- What is the daily BWA short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, BorgWarner Inc. (BWA) short volume is 157.2K shares against 419.1K total reported volume, or 37.51% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is BWA 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 BWA 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.