A Short Volume
Agilent Technologies, Inc. (A) operates in the Healthcare sector, specifically the Medical - Diagnostics & Research industry, with a market capitalization near $43.45B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 18,000 people, carrying a beta of 1.23 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
- 2026-08-28
- Short Volume
- 494.7K
- Total Volume
- 1.1M
- Short %
- 45.67%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 55.97%
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Frequently asked A short volume questions
- What is the daily A short volume?
- As of Aug 28, 2026, Agilent Technologies, Inc. (A) short volume is 494.7K shares against 1.1M total reported volume, or 45.67% 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.