ACTG Short Volume
Acacia Research Corporation (ACTG) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Specialty Business Services industry, with a market capitalization near $443.3M, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 986 people, carrying a beta of 0.44 to the broader market. Acacia Research Corporation, together with its associated entities, primarily concentrates on acquiring intellectual property and related high-yield assets. Led by Martin D. McNulty Jr., public since 2002-12-16.
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
- 39.5K
- Total Volume
- 108.7K
- Short %
- 36.30%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 39.92%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Acacia Research Corporation.
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Frequently asked ACTG short volume questions
- What is the daily ACTG short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Acacia Research Corporation (ACTG) short volume is 39.5K shares against 108.7K total reported volume, or 36.30% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is ACTG 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 ACTG 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.