AVB Short Volume
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (AVB) operates in the Real Estate sector, specifically the REIT - Residential industry, with a market capitalization near $25.94B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 2,928 people, carrying a beta of 0.80 to the broader market. As of December 31, 2020, the Company owned or held a direct or indirect ownership interest in 291 apartment communities containing 86,025 apartment homes in 11 states and the District of Columbia, of which 18 communities were under development and one community was under redevelopment. Led by Benjamin W. Schall, public since 1994-03-11.
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
- 116.8K
- Total Volume
- 191.3K
- Short %
- 61.04%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 50.38%
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Frequently asked AVB short volume questions
- What is the daily AVB short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (AVB) short volume is 116.8K shares against 191.3K total reported volume, or 61.04% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is AVB 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 AVB 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.