CNI Short Volume
Canadian National Railway Company (CNI) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Railroads industry, with a market capitalization near $73.13B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 24,911 people, carrying a beta of 1.00 to the broader market. Canadian National Railway Company (CNI), together with its subsidiary operations, functions as a key player in the railway and related logistics industry. Led by Tracy A. Robinson, public since 1996-11-26.
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
- 241.1K
- Total Volume
- 400.3K
- Short %
- 60.22%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 60.20%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Canadian National Railway Company.
Learn how short volume is reported and how to read the data →
Frequently asked CNI short volume questions
- What is the daily CNI short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, Canadian National Railway Company (CNI) short volume is 241.1K shares against 400.3K total reported volume, or 60.22% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is CNI 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 CNI 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.