CATY Short Volume

Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Banks - Regional industry, with a market capitalization near $4.16B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 1,266 people, carrying a beta of 0.86 to the broader market. Cathay General Bancorp serves as the parent entity for Cathay Bank, a financial institution that delivers a broad spectrum of commercial banking solutions. Led by Chang Ming Liu, public since 1990-12-14.

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
104.4K
Total Volume
125.9K
Short %
82.91%
30-Day Avg Short %
77.78%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Cathay General Bancorp.

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Frequently asked CATY short volume questions

What is the daily CATY short volume?
As of Jun 30, 2026, Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) short volume is 104.4K shares against 125.9K total reported volume, or 82.91% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is CATY 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 CATY 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.