AEP Short Volume
American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) operates in the Utilities sector, specifically the Regulated Electric industry, with a market capitalization near $68.66B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 17,581 people, carrying a beta of 0.47 to the broader market. American Electric Power Company, Inc. Led by William J. Fehrman, public since 1962-01-02.
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
- 2026-10-15
- Short Volume
- 568.7K
- Total Volume
- 1.2M
- Short %
- 45.61%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 54.59%
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Frequently asked AEP short volume questions
- What is the daily AEP short volume?
- As of Oct 15, 2026, American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) short volume is 568.7K shares against 1.2M total reported volume, or 45.61% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is AEP 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 AEP 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.