MANU Short Volume
Manchester United plc (MANU) operates in the Communication Services sector, specifically the Entertainment industry, with a market capitalization near $3.24B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 1,140 people, carrying a beta of 0.59 to the broader market. Manchester United plc, together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates a professional sports team in the United Kingdom. Led by Omar Berrada, public since 2012-08-10.
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
- 52.6K
- Total Volume
- 118.2K
- Short %
- 44.50%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 42.66%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Manchester United plc.
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Frequently asked MANU short volume questions
- What is the daily MANU short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Manchester United plc (MANU) short volume is 52.6K shares against 118.2K total reported volume, or 44.50% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is MANU 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 MANU 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.