CWST Short Volume
Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (CWST) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Waste Management industry, with a market capitalization near $5.28B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 5,100 people, carrying a beta of 0.77 to the broader market. Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Led by Edmond R. Coletta, public since 1997-10-29.
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
- 217.3K
- Total Volume
- 382.3K
- Short %
- 56.84%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 58.98%
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Frequently asked CWST short volume questions
- What is the daily CWST short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (CWST) short volume is 217.3K shares against 382.3K total reported volume, or 56.84% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is CWST 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 CWST 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.