FWRD Short Volume

Forward Air Corporation (FWRD) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Integrated Freight & Logistics industry, with a market capitalization near $283.6M, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 6,319 people, carrying a beta of 1.59 to the broader market. Forward Air Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an asset-light freight and logistics company in the United States and Canada. Led by Shawn Stewart, public since 1993-11-16.

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
233.7K
Total Volume
652.8K
Short %
35.79%
30-Day Avg Short %
43.56%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Forward Air Corporation.

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Frequently asked FWRD short volume questions

What is the daily FWRD short volume?
As of May 15, 2026, Forward Air Corporation (FWRD) short volume is 233.7K shares against 652.8K total reported volume, or 35.79% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is FWRD 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 FWRD 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.