CL Short Volume
Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, specifically the Household & Personal Products industry, with a market capitalization near $73.67B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 34,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.32 to the broader market. Operating globally, Colgate-Palmolive Company and its affiliated entities are engaged in the production and distribution of a diverse range of consumer goods. Led by Noel R. Wallace, public since 1973-05-02.
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
- 355.8K
- Total Volume
- 1.1M
- Short %
- 33.87%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 48.44%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Colgate-Palmolive Company.
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Frequently asked CL short volume questions
- What is the daily CL short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) short volume is 355.8K shares against 1.1M total reported volume, or 33.87% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is CL 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 CL 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.