MS Short Volume
Morgan Stanley (MS) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Financial - Capital Markets industry, with a market capitalization near $334.46B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 81,000 people, carrying a beta of 1.22 to the broader market. Morgan Stanley operates as a prominent financial holding company, delivering a comprehensive suite of financial solutions and services. Led by Edward N. Pick, public since 1993-02-23.
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
- 603.7K
- Total Volume
- 1.5M
- Short %
- 39.24%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 51.22%
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Frequently asked MS short volume questions
- What is the daily MS short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, Morgan Stanley (MS) short volume is 603.7K shares against 1.5M total reported volume, or 39.24% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is MS 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 MS 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.