A Short Volume

Agilent Technologies, Inc. (A) operates in the Healthcare sector, specifically the Medical - Diagnostics & Research industry, with a market capitalization near $38.05B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 18,100 people, carrying a beta of 1.25 to the broader market. Agilent Technologies, Inc. Led by Padraig McDonnell, public since 1999-11-18.

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
2026-07-16
Short Volume
386.5K
Total Volume
729.3K
Short %
53.00%
30-Day Avg Short %
60.85%

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Frequently asked A short volume questions

What is the daily A short volume?
As of Jul 16, 2026, Agilent Technologies, Inc. (A) short volume is 386.5K shares against 729.3K total reported volume, or 53.00% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is A 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 A 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.