BWIV Short Volume
Blue Water Acquisition Corp. IV (BWIV) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Shell Companies industry, with a market capitalization near $180.7M, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 2 people, carrying a beta of 2.92 to the broader market. Blue Water Acquisition Corp. Led by Joseph Hernandez, public since 2026-05-11.
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
- 2026-05-29
- Short Volume
- 15
- Total Volume
- 115
- Short %
- 13.04%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 51.01%
Showing 8 days of FINRA short volume data for Blue Water Acquisition Corp. IV.
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Frequently asked BWIV short volume questions
- What is the daily BWIV short volume?
- As of May 29, 2026, Blue Water Acquisition Corp. IV (BWIV) short volume is 15 shares against 115 total reported volume, or 13.04% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is BWIV 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 BWIV 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.