GTES Short Volume
Gates Industrial Corporation plc (GTES) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Industrial - Machinery industry, with a market capitalization near $7.05B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 13,000 people, carrying a beta of 1.28 to the broader market. Gates Industrial Corporation plc operates worldwide, specializing in the engineering, manufacturing, and sale of sophisticated power transmission and fluid power systems. Led by Ivo Jurek, public since 2018-01-25.
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
- 159.8K
- Total Volume
- 282.1K
- Short %
- 56.66%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 58.47%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Gates Industrial Corporation plc.
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GTES most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $28.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 0 | 3.8K | 33.2% | $0.55 | $0.70 |
Top 1 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked GTES short volume questions
- What is the daily GTES short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Gates Industrial Corporation plc (GTES) short volume is 159.8K shares against 282.1K total reported volume, or 56.66% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is GTES 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 GTES 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.