CMC Short Volume
Commercial Metals Company (CMC) operates in the Basic Materials sector, specifically the Steel industry, with a market capitalization near $7.80B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 13,178 people, carrying a beta of 1.49 to the broader market. Commercial Metals Company manufactures, recycles, and fabricates steel and metal products, and related materials and services in the United States, Poland, China, and internationally. Led by Peter R. Matt, public since 1980-03-17.
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
- 308.8K
- Total Volume
- 435.8K
- Short %
- 70.86%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 67.67%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Commercial Metals Company.
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Frequently asked CMC short volume questions
- What is the daily CMC short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Commercial Metals Company (CMC) short volume is 308.8K shares against 435.8K total reported volume, or 70.86% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is CMC 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 CMC 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.