GM Short Volume
General Motors Company (GM) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Auto - Manufacturers industry, with a market capitalization near $78.47B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 156,000 people, carrying a beta of 1.33 to the broader market. General Motors Company, a prominent global automotive enterprise, is engaged in the design, manufacturing, and distribution of a wide array of vehicles—including trucks, crossovers (SUVs), and passenger cars—along with related parts and accessories. Led by Mary T. Barra, public since 2010-11-18.
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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 320.7K
- Total Volume
- 950.0K
- Short %
- 33.75%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 45.24%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for General Motors Company.
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Frequently asked GM short volume questions
- What is the daily GM short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, General Motors Company (GM) short volume is 320.7K shares against 950.0K total reported volume, or 33.75% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is GM 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 GM 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.