DLX Short Volume
Deluxe Corporation (DLX) operates in the Communication Services sector, specifically the Advertising Agencies industry, with a market capitalization near $1.09B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 4,571 people, carrying a beta of 1.25 to the broader market. Deluxe Corporation offers a wide array of technology-driven services tailored for large enterprises, small businesses, and financial institutions across a global footprint that includes the United States, Canada, Australia, South America, and Europe. Led by Barry C. McCarthy, public since 1980-03-17.
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
- 78.1K
- Total Volume
- 92.2K
- Short %
- 84.72%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 69.93%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Deluxe Corporation.
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Frequently asked DLX short volume questions
- What is the daily DLX short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Deluxe Corporation (DLX) short volume is 78.1K shares against 92.2K total reported volume, or 84.72% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is DLX 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 DLX 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.