AMGN Short Volume
Amgen Inc. (AMGN) operates in the Healthcare sector, specifically the Drug Manufacturers - General industry, with a market capitalization near $181.58B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 28,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.43 to the broader market. Amgen Inc. Led by Robert A. Bradway, public since 1983-06-17.
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
- 510.6K
- Total Volume
- 746.8K
- Short %
- 68.38%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 50.24%
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Frequently asked AMGN short volume questions
- What is the daily AMGN short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Amgen Inc. (AMGN) short volume is 510.6K shares against 746.8K total reported volume, or 68.38% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is AMGN 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 AMGN 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.