FMC Short Volume

FMC Corporation (FMC) operates in the Basic Materials sector, specifically the Agricultural Inputs industry, with a market capitalization near $1.59B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 5,700 people, carrying a beta of 0.39 to the broader market. FMC Corporation, an agricultural sciences company, provides crop protection, plant health, and professional pest and turf management products. Led by Pierre R. Brondeau, 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
2026-05-15
Short Volume
823.3K
Total Volume
1.8M
Short %
46.77%
30-Day Avg Short %
48.66%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for FMC Corporation.

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Frequently asked FMC short volume questions

What is the daily FMC short volume?
As of May 15, 2026, FMC Corporation (FMC) short volume is 823.3K shares against 1.8M total reported volume, or 46.77% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is FMC 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 FMC 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.