MMM Short Volume
3M Company (MMM) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Conglomerates industry, with a market capitalization near $84.66B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 60,500 people, carrying a beta of 1.07 to the broader market. 3M Company operates as a global technology conglomerate with diverse interests. Led by William Brown, public since 1946-01-14.
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
- 2026-09-30
- Short Volume
- 767.5K
- Total Volume
- 1.2M
- Short %
- 64.74%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 49.13%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for 3M Company.
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Frequently asked MMM short volume questions
- What is the daily MMM short volume?
- As of Sep 30, 2026, 3M Company (MMM) short volume is 767.5K shares against 1.2M total reported volume, or 64.74% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is MMM 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 MMM 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.