KLAC Short Volume
KLA Corporation (KLAC) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Semiconductors industry, with a market capitalization near $241.62B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 15,000 people, carrying a beta of 1.50 to the broader market. KLA Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets process control, process-enabling, and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related electronics industries worldwide. Led by Richard Wallace, public since 1980-10-08.
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
- 168.2K
- Total Volume
- 259.8K
- Short %
- 64.74%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 58.98%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for KLA Corporation.
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Frequently asked KLAC short volume questions
- What is the daily KLAC short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, KLA Corporation (KLAC) short volume is 168.2K shares against 259.8K total reported volume, or 64.74% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is KLAC 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 KLAC 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.