CUBE Short Volume
CubeSmart (CUBE) operates in the Real Estate sector, specifically the REIT - Industrial industry, with a market capitalization near $9.08B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 3,104 people, carrying a beta of 1.11 to the broader market. CubeSmart is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust. Led by Christopher Marr, public since 2004-10-22.
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
- 535.6K
- Total Volume
- 724.7K
- Short %
- 73.91%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 49.22%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for CubeSmart.
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Frequently asked CUBE short volume questions
- What is the daily CUBE short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, CubeSmart (CUBE) short volume is 535.6K shares against 724.7K total reported volume, or 73.91% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is CUBE 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 CUBE 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.