APD Short Volume
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD) operates in the Basic Materials sector, specifically the Chemicals - Specialty industry, with a market capitalization near $61.86B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 21,850 people, carrying a beta of 0.75 to the broader market. Operating globally, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Led by Eduardo F. Menezes, 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
- 2026-06-30
- Short Volume
- 620.8K
- Total Volume
- 1.2M
- Short %
- 50.81%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 43.16%
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Frequently asked APD short volume questions
- What is the daily APD short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD) short volume is 620.8K shares against 1.2M total reported volume, or 50.81% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is APD 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 APD 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.