MCO Short Volume

Moody's Corporation (MCO) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges industry, with a market capitalization near $82.76B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 16,000 people, carrying a beta of 1.33 to the broader market. Moody's Corporation operates as a global leader in risk assessment, divided into two main segments: Moody's Investors Service and Moody's Analytics. Led by Robert Scott Fauber, public since 1994-10-31.

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
2026-08-14
Short Volume
123.3K
Total Volume
177.1K
Short %
69.65%
30-Day Avg Short %
61.07%

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Frequently asked MCO short volume questions

What is the daily MCO short volume?
As of Aug 14, 2026, Moody's Corporation (MCO) short volume is 123.3K shares against 177.1K total reported volume, or 69.65% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is MCO 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 MCO 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.