CWK Short Volume
Cushman & Wakefield plc (CWK) operates in the Real Estate sector, specifically the Real Estate - Services industry, with a market capitalization near $3.24B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 53,000 people, carrying a beta of 1.44 to the broader market. Cushman & Wakefield is a global commercial real estate services firm that provides property, facilities, and project management, as well as leasing, capital markets, and valuation services to real estate occupiers and owners. Led by Michelle Marie MacKay, public since 2018-08-02.
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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 235.8K
- Total Volume
- 452.1K
- Short %
- 52.15%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 59.48%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Cushman & Wakefield plc.
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Frequently asked CWK short volume questions
- What is the daily CWK short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Cushman & Wakefield plc (CWK) short volume is 235.8K shares against 452.1K total reported volume, or 52.15% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is CWK 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 CWK 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.