CDP Short Volume
COPT Defense Properties (CDP) operates in the Real Estate sector, specifically the REIT - Office industry, with a market capitalization near $3.59B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 427 people, carrying a beta of 0.82 to the broader market. COPT is a REIT that owns, manages, leases, develops and selectively acquires office and data center properties. Led by Stephen E. Budorick, public since 1991-12-31.
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
- 139.6K
- Total Volume
- 317.6K
- Short %
- 43.95%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 51.73%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for COPT Defense Properties.
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Frequently asked CDP short volume questions
- What is the daily CDP short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, COPT Defense Properties (CDP) short volume is 139.6K shares against 317.6K total reported volume, or 43.95% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is CDP 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 CDP 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.