GSK Short Volume
GSK plc (GSK) operates in the Healthcare sector, specifically the Drug Manufacturers - General industry, with a market capitalization near $92.70B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 66,841 people, carrying a beta of 0.28 to the broader market. GSK plc, a global pharmaceutical entity founded in 1715 and headquartered in Brentford, United Kingdom, dedicates its efforts to the research, development, and manufacturing of a wide array of medical solutions. Led by Luke Victor Miels, public since 1980-03-28.
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
- 2026-10-14
- Short Volume
- 1.3M
- Total Volume
- 3.5M
- Short %
- 36.61%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 44.95%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for GSK plc.
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Frequently asked GSK short volume questions
- What is the daily GSK short volume?
- As of Oct 14, 2026, GSK plc (GSK) short volume is 1.3M shares against 3.5M total reported volume, or 36.61% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is GSK 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 GSK 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.