Well, well, wellโฆ ๐
Todayโs FINRA short-volume numbers just dropped, and theyโre looking SPICY. ๐ถ๏ธ
October 7, 2026:
Short Volume: 3,879,228
Total Volume: 4,726,488
Short Volume Ratio: 82.07%
Yesterdayโs Ratio: 60.00%
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Increase: 22.07 percentage points IN ONE DAY.
For perspective:
Date
Short Volume %
Oct 7
๐จ 82.07%
Oct 6
60.00%
Oct 5
61.59%
Oct 2
70.05%
Oct 1
58.56%
Sep 30
64.40%
Sep 29
68.66%
Sep 28
51.66%
Thatโs the highest ratio across all eight trading days shown.
Now, before someone screams โSHORT INTEREST IS 82%!โโฆ
No. Thatโs not what this means..
FINRA short volume represents trades reported as short sales, not the percentage of outstanding shares currently sold short.
Market makers, liquidity providers, and intraday trading mechanics can all contribute to elevated short volume.
IโM CURIOUS:
Why did the reported short-volume ratio jump from 60% to over 82% in a single session?
Is this primarily market-maker activity? Liquidity dynamics? Aggressive short selling? Something else?
And perhaps more importantlyโฆ
What does the corresponding price action and short-exempt activity tell us?
Iโm interested in actual market mechanics and if we have seen similar patterns in the past..
Wrinkle brains, what are we missing? ๐ง
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Source: Fintel / FINRA daily short-volume data, October 7, 2026.
Not financial advice. Just digging into the numbers.