KN Short Volume
Knowles Corporation (KN) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Communication Equipment industry, with a market capitalization near $3.13B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 5,500 people, carrying a beta of 1.56 to the broader market. Knowles Corporation offers micro-acoustic microphones and balanced armature speakers, audio solutions, high performance capacitors, and radio frequency products for the consumer electronics, medtech, defense, electric vehicle, industrial, and communications markets. Led by Jeffrey S. Niew, public since 2014-02-14.
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
- 142.3K
- Total Volume
- 410.9K
- Short %
- 34.63%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 50.32%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Knowles Corporation.
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Frequently asked KN short volume questions
- What is the daily KN short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Knowles Corporation (KN) short volume is 142.3K shares against 410.9K total reported volume, or 34.63% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is KN 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 KN 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.