ESE Short Volume
ESCO Technologies Inc. (ESE) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Hardware, Equipment & Parts industry, with a market capitalization near $7.78B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 3,242 people, carrying a beta of 1.18 to the broader market. ESCO Technologies Inc. Led by Bryan H. Sayler, public since 1990-10-01.
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
- 119.1K
- Total Volume
- 198.8K
- Short %
- 59.89%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 57.14%
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Frequently asked ESE short volume questions
- What is the daily ESE short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, ESCO Technologies Inc. (ESE) short volume is 119.1K shares against 198.8K total reported volume, or 59.89% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is ESE 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 ESE 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.