MAYS Short Volume
J.W. Mays, Inc. (MAYS) operates in the Real Estate sector, specifically the Real Estate - Development industry, with a market capitalization near $80.1M, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 24 people, carrying a beta of 0.18 to the broader market. J. Led by Lloyd J. Shulman, public since 1984-12-13.
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
- 2026-10-06
- Short Volume
- 4
- Total Volume
- 14
- Short %
- 28.57%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 50.43%
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Frequently asked MAYS short volume questions
- What is the daily MAYS short volume?
- As of Oct 6, 2026, J.W. Mays, Inc. (MAYS) short volume is 4 shares against 14 total reported volume, or 28.57% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is MAYS 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 MAYS 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.