CWT Short Volume
California Water Service Group (CWT) operates in the Utilities sector, specifically the Regulated Water industry, with a market capitalization near $2.59B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 1,278 people, carrying a beta of 0.50 to the broader market. California Water Service Group, through its subsidiaries, provides water utility and other related services in California, Washington, New Mexico, Hawaii, and Texas. Led by Martin A. Kropelnicki, public since 1990-03-26.
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
- 88.9K
- Total Volume
- 111.7K
- Short %
- 79.59%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 64.66%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for California Water Service Group.
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Frequently asked CWT short volume questions
- What is the daily CWT short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, California Water Service Group (CWT) short volume is 88.9K shares against 111.7K total reported volume, or 79.59% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is CWT 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 CWT 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.