CWT Short Volume
California Water Service Group (CWT) operates in the Utilities sector, specifically the Regulated Water industry, with a market capitalization near $2.94B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 1,278 people, carrying a beta of 0.52 to the broader market. California Water Service Group (CWT), through its various subsidiaries, operates as a water utility, delivering essential water services and related offerings across several states, including 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
- 2026-06-30
- Short Volume
- 81.8K
- Total Volume
- 154.5K
- Short %
- 52.91%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 61.06%
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 Jun 30, 2026, California Water Service Group (CWT) short volume is 81.8K shares against 154.5K total reported volume, or 52.91% 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.