BWA Short Volume
BorgWarner Inc. (BWA) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Auto - Parts industry, with a market capitalization near $12.42B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 37,500 people, carrying a beta of 1.14 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
- 2026-10-14
- Short Volume
- 449.3K
- Total Volume
- 1.1M
- Short %
- 42.09%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 52.39%
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 | $42.50 | Oct 16, 2026 | 0 | 108 | 956.3% | $15.20 | $17.70 |
| PUT | $57.50 | Oct 16, 2026 | 1 | 235 | 695.2% | $0.30 | $0.45 |
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 Oct 14, 2026, BorgWarner Inc. (BWA) short volume is 449.3K shares against 1.1M total reported volume, or 42.09% 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.