DOV Short Volume
Dover Corporation (DOV) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Industrial - Machinery industry, with a market capitalization near $30.43B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 24,000 people, carrying a beta of 1.17 to the broader market. Dover Corporation operates as a global enterprise, supplying a wide array of industrial equipment, essential components, consumable products, replacement parts, software and digital platforms, and comprehensive support services. Led by Richard Joseph Tobin, 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
- 2026-06-30
- Short Volume
- 179.2K
- Total Volume
- 330.3K
- Short %
- 54.26%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 56.63%
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Frequently asked DOV short volume questions
- What is the daily DOV short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, Dover Corporation (DOV) short volume is 179.2K shares against 330.3K total reported volume, or 54.26% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is DOV 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 DOV 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.