MGY Short Volume
Magnolia Oil & Gas Corporation (MGY) operates in the Energy sector, specifically the Oil & Gas Exploration & Production industry, with a market capitalization near $4.95B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 252 people, carrying a beta of 0.69 to the broader market. Magnolia Oil & Gas Corporation is an energy company engaged in the full lifecycle of hydrocarbon resource management: acquisition, development, exploration, and production of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs) within the United States. Led by Christopher G. Stavros, public since 2017-06-29.
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
- 2026-06-30
- Short Volume
- 423.5K
- Total Volume
- 873.9K
- Short %
- 48.46%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 55.40%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Magnolia Oil & Gas Corporation.
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Frequently asked MGY short volume questions
- What is the daily MGY short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, Magnolia Oil & Gas Corporation (MGY) short volume is 423.5K shares against 873.9K total reported volume, or 48.46% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is MGY 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 MGY 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.