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Short sale volume today: value, history and context

Data as of Oct 28, 2026

+50.9 % Informative

Higher than on 99% of the days of the last 10 years.

Change over 1 week: −0.1 pp. Over 1 month: −0.1 pp.

Last month

DateValue
Oct 28, 2026+50.9 %
Oct 27, 2026+51.0 %
Oct 26, 2026+51.0 %
Oct 23, 2026+51.0 %
Oct 22, 2026+51.0 %
Oct 21, 2026+51.0 %
Oct 20, 2026+51.1 %
Oct 19, 2026+51.0 %
Oct 16, 2026+51.1 %
Oct 15, 2026+51.3 %
Oct 14, 2026+51.4 %
Oct 13, 2026+51.4 %
Oct 12, 2026+51.3 %
Oct 9, 2026+51.3 %
Oct 8, 2026+51.3 %
Oct 7, 2026+51.3 %
Oct 6, 2026+51.2 %
Oct 5, 2026+51.2 %
Oct 2, 2026+51.1 %
Oct 1, 2026+51.0 %
Sep 30, 2026+51.0 %
Sep 29, 2026+51.0 %

Over the last 10 years

What it is

How much of the selling is short selling. Careful: it is nearly always around half, because market makers sell short to fill buy orders; it does not measure bearish bets. Context only. Shares sold short over all shares traded off-exchange (FINRA), 20-session average. Informative only. Part of the theme "Big funds’ bets": How large investors are positioned in futures.

How to read it

It is context: its position against its history is shown, but it carries no colour and does not count in the traffic light.

Frequently asked questions

What is Short sale volume?

How much of the selling is short selling. Careful: it is nearly always around half, because market makers sell short to fill buy orders; it does not measure bearish bets. Context only. Shares sold short over all shares traded off-exchange (FINRA), 20-session average. Informative only.

Does it predict the stock market?

No. It describes where things stand today against their history, with no forecasts or recommendations.

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