FBTC Short Volume
Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Cryptocurrency industry, with a market capitalization near $10.22B, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of 2.11 to the broader market. The index is constructed using bitcoin price feeds from eligible bitcoin spot markets and a volume-weighted median price (“VWMP”) methodology, calculated every 15 seconds based on VWMP spot market data over rolling sixty-minute increments. public since 2024-01-11.
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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 186.5K
- Total Volume
- 589.2K
- Short %
- 31.65%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 38.60%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund.
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Frequently asked FBTC short volume questions
- What is the daily FBTC short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) short volume is 186.5K shares against 589.2K total reported volume, or 31.65% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is FBTC 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 FBTC 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.