BWXT Short Volume
BWX Technologies, Inc. (BWXT) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Aerospace & Defense industry, with a market capitalization near $12.72B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 10,400 people, carrying a beta of 0.74 to the broader market. BWX Technologies, Inc. Led by Rex D. Geveden, public since 2010-08-02.
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
- 2026-10-14
- Short Volume
- 201.8K
- Total Volume
- 464.4K
- Short %
- 43.46%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 45.01%
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BWXT most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $135.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 49 | 1.5K | 51.3% | $2.10 | $2.70 |
Top 1 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked BWXT short volume questions
- What is the daily BWXT short volume?
- As of Oct 14, 2026, BWX Technologies, Inc. (BWXT) short volume is 201.8K shares against 464.4K total reported volume, or 43.46% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is BWXT 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 BWXT 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.