AMAT Short Volume
Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Semiconductors industry, with a market capitalization near $346.50B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 36,000 people, carrying a beta of 1.65 to the broader market. Applied Materials, Inc. Led by Gary E. Dickerson, public since 1980-03-17.
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
- 2.5M
- Total Volume
- 5.0M
- Short %
- 51.29%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 37.62%
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Frequently asked AMAT short volume questions
- What is the daily AMAT short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) short volume is 2.5M shares against 5.0M total reported volume, or 51.29% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is AMAT 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 AMAT 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.