CSX Short Volume
CSX Corporation (CSX) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Railroads industry, with a market capitalization near $88.56B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 23,400 people, carrying a beta of 1.22 to the broader market. CSX Corporation, operating through its subsidiaries, stands as a leading provider of rail-based cargo transportation services. Led by Stephen F. Angel, public since 1980-11-03.
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
- 761.5K
- Total Volume
- 2.9M
- Short %
- 26.02%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 33.62%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for CSX Corporation.
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Frequently asked CSX short volume questions
- What is the daily CSX short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, CSX Corporation (CSX) short volume is 761.5K shares against 2.9M total reported volume, or 26.02% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is CSX 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 CSX 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.