AWR Short Volume
American States Water Company (AWR) operates in the Utilities sector, specifically the Regulated Water industry, with a market capitalization near $3.24B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 517 people, carrying a beta of 0.59 to the broader market. American States Water Company (AWR) is an enterprise that, through its various subsidiary entities, delivers fundamental water and electricity services to a broad spectrum of clients, encompassing residential, commercial, and industrial consumers across the United States. Led by Robert J. Sprowls, public since 1973-02-21.
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
- 55.1K
- Total Volume
- 97.3K
- Short %
- 56.63%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 52.96%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for American States Water Company.
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AWR most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $80.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 0 | 550 | 218.6% | $3.20 | $4.10 |
Top 1 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked AWR short volume questions
- What is the daily AWR short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, American States Water Company (AWR) short volume is 55.1K shares against 97.3K total reported volume, or 56.63% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is AWR 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 AWR 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.