AWR Short Volume
American States Water Company (AWR) operates in the Utilities sector, specifically the Regulated Water industry, with a market capitalization near $3.04B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 517 people, carrying a beta of 0.59 to the broader market. American States Water Company, through its subsidiaries, provides water and electric services to residential, commercial, industrial, and other customers in 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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 39.5K
- Total Volume
- 58.0K
- Short %
- 68.08%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 61.66%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for American States Water Company.
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Frequently asked AWR short volume questions
- What is the daily AWR short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, American States Water Company (AWR) short volume is 39.5K shares against 58.0K total reported volume, or 68.08% 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.