APLD Short Volume
Applied Digital Corporation (APLD) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Information Technology Services industry, with a market capitalization near $13.00B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 150 people, carrying a beta of 5.70 to the broader market. Applied Digital Corporation designs, develops, and operates digital infrastructure solutions and cloud services high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence industries in North America. Led by Wesley Cummins, public since 2022-04-13.
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
- 4.7M
- Total Volume
- 7.6M
- Short %
- 62.72%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 55.35%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Applied Digital Corporation.
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Frequently asked APLD short volume questions
- What is the daily APLD short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Applied Digital Corporation (APLD) short volume is 4.7M shares against 7.6M total reported volume, or 62.72% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is APLD 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 APLD 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.