CRS Short Volume
Carpenter Technology Corporation (CRS) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Manufacturing - Metal Fabrication industry, with a market capitalization near $22.90B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 4,600 people, carrying a beta of 1.24 to the broader market. Carpenter Technology Corporation engages in the manufacture, fabrication, and distribution of specialty metals in the United States, Europe, the Asia Pacific, Mexico, Canada, and internationally. Led by Tony R. Thene, public since 1987-11-05.
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
- 2026-06-01
- Short Volume
- 224.5K
- Total Volume
- 347.8K
- Short %
- 64.55%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 45.03%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Carpenter Technology Corporation.
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Frequently asked CRS short volume questions
- What is the daily CRS short volume?
- As of Jun 1, 2026, Carpenter Technology Corporation (CRS) short volume is 224.5K shares against 347.8K total reported volume, or 64.55% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is CRS 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 CRS 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.