BYD Short Volume

Boyd Gaming Corporation (BYD) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Gambling, Resorts & Casinos industry, with a market capitalization near $5.99B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 16,129 people, carrying a beta of 1.12 to the broader market. Boyd Gaming Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a multi-jurisdictional gaming company. Led by Keith E. Smith, public since 1993-10-15.

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
2026-05-15
Short Volume
125.9K
Total Volume
316.9K
Short %
39.71%
30-Day Avg Short %
76.67%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Boyd Gaming Corporation.

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Frequently asked BYD short volume questions

What is the daily BYD short volume?
As of May 15, 2026, Boyd Gaming Corporation (BYD) short volume is 125.9K shares against 316.9K total reported volume, or 39.71% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is BYD 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 BYD 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.