AMSC Short Volume
American Superconductor Corporation (AMSC) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Industrial - Machinery industry, with a market capitalization near $2.65B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 569 people, carrying a beta of 3.28 to the broader market. American Superconductor Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides megawatt-scale power resiliency solutions worldwide. Led by Daniel Patrick McGahn, public since 1991-12-12.
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
- 290.3K
- Total Volume
- 466.1K
- Short %
- 62.27%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 58.17%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for American Superconductor Corporation.
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Frequently asked AMSC short volume questions
- What is the daily AMSC short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, American Superconductor Corporation (AMSC) short volume is 290.3K shares against 466.1K total reported volume, or 62.27% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is AMSC 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 AMSC 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.