ALG Short Volume
Alamo Group Inc. (ALG) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Agricultural - Machinery industry, with a market capitalization near $1.85B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 3,750 people, carrying a beta of 1.17 to the broader market. Alamo Group Inc. Led by Robert Hureau, public since 1993-03-19.
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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 38.7K
- Total Volume
- 68.1K
- Short %
- 56.82%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 57.83%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Alamo Group Inc..
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ALG most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $150.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 0 | 800 | 31.0% | $4.00 | $6.50 |
Top 1 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked ALG short volume questions
- What is the daily ALG short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Alamo Group Inc. (ALG) short volume is 38.7K shares against 68.1K total reported volume, or 56.82% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is ALG 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 ALG 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.