CMCL Short Volume
Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc (CMCL) operates in the Basic Materials sector, specifically the Gold industry, with a market capitalization near $458.3M, listed on AMEX, employing roughly 2,357 people, carrying a beta of 0.73 to the broader market. Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc primarily operates a gold mine in Jersey. Led by John Mark Learmonth, public since 1984-11-19.
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
- 2026-10-14
- Short Volume
- 42.3K
- Total Volume
- 83.2K
- Short %
- 50.83%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 46.83%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc.
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Frequently asked CMCL short volume questions
- What is the daily CMCL short volume?
- As of Oct 14, 2026, Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc (CMCL) short volume is 42.3K shares against 83.2K total reported volume, or 50.83% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is CMCL 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 CMCL 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.