MAX Short Volume
MediaAlpha, Inc. (MAX) operates in the Communication Services sector, specifically the Internet Content & Information industry, with a market capitalization near $467.1M, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 144 people, carrying a beta of 1.16 to the broader market. MediaAlpha, Inc. Led by Steven Yi, public since 2020-10-28.
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
- 2026-06-01
- Short Volume
- 65.8K
- Total Volume
- 218.0K
- Short %
- 30.17%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 48.63%
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Frequently asked MAX short volume questions
- What is the daily MAX short volume?
- As of Jun 1, 2026, MediaAlpha, Inc. (MAX) short volume is 65.8K shares against 218.0K total reported volume, or 30.17% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is MAX 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 MAX 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.