MSGS Short Volume
Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. (MSGS) operates in the Communication Services sector, specifically the Entertainment industry, with a market capitalization near $9.76B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 1,007 people, carrying a beta of 0.57 to the broader market. Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. Led by James L. Dolan, public since 2015-09-17.
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
- 84.3K
- Total Volume
- 120.2K
- Short %
- 70.10%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 67.28%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Madison Square Garden Sports Corp..
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MSGS most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $430.00 | Nov 20, 2026 | 103 | 3.7K | 26.9% | $7.50 | $9.00 |
| CALL | $420.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 1 | 490 | 24.1% | $2.80 | $4.00 |
| PUT | $380.00 | Nov 20, 2026 | 300 | 1.1K | 27.4% | $4.60 | $6.50 |
| PUT | $350.00 | Feb 19, 2027 | 0 | 1.6K | 28.6% | $5.60 | $7.30 |
| CALL | $430.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 0 | 399 | 24.2% | $1.20 | $2.00 |
| PUT | $400.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 0 | 253 | 25.2% | $4.60 | $6.00 |
| CALL | $410.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 3 | 213 | 24.6% | $6.30 | $8.30 |
| PUT | $360.00 | Feb 19, 2027 | 0 | 1.1K | 28.2% | $7.40 | $9.00 |
| CALL | $450.00 | Nov 20, 2026 | 1 | 624 | 27.2% | $3.40 | $4.60 |
Top 9 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked MSGS short volume questions
- What is the daily MSGS short volume?
- As of Sep 30, 2026, Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. (MSGS) short volume is 84.3K shares against 120.2K total reported volume, or 70.10% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is MSGS 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 MSGS 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.