IPGP Short Volume
IPG Photonics Corporation (IPGP) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Semiconductors industry, with a market capitalization near $4.52B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 4,740 people, carrying a beta of 0.98 to the broader market. IPG Photonics Corporation develops, manufactures, and sells various high-performance fiber lasers, fiber amplifiers, and diode lasers used in various applications primarily in materials processing worldwide. Led by Mark Milton Gitin, public since 2006-12-13.
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
- 99.7K
- Total Volume
- 139.5K
- Short %
- 71.43%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 64.56%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for IPG Photonics Corporation.
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Frequently asked IPGP short volume questions
- What is the daily IPGP short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, IPG Photonics Corporation (IPGP) short volume is 99.7K shares against 139.5K total reported volume, or 71.43% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is IPGP 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 IPGP 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.