FCX Short Volume
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX) operates in the Basic Materials sector, specifically the Copper industry, with a market capitalization near $89.60B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 28,500 people, carrying a beta of 1.36 to the broader market. Freeport-McMoRan Inc. Led by Kathleen Lynne Quirk, public since 1995-07-10.
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
- 1.6M
- Total Volume
- 4.6M
- Short %
- 35.29%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 44.02%
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Frequently asked FCX short volume questions
- What is the daily FCX short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX) short volume is 1.6M shares against 4.6M total reported volume, or 35.29% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is FCX 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 FCX 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.