MSGS Short Volume
Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. (MSGS) operates in the Communication Services sector, specifically the Entertainment industry, with a market capitalization near $9.46B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 514 people, carrying a beta of 0.59 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
- 2026-06-30
- Short Volume
- 39.0K
- Total Volume
- 127.2K
- Short %
- 30.64%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 49.93%
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 | $400.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 20 | 2.9K | 31.4% | $18.80 | $22.00 |
| CALL | $410.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 6 | 531 | 31.1% | $15.40 | $16.90 |
| PUT | $310.00 | Nov 20, 2026 | 0 | 2.4K | 34.6% | $2.70 | $5.30 |
| CALL | $420.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 1 | 508 | 31.0% | $11.50 | $12.80 |
Top 4 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 Jun 30, 2026, Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. (MSGS) short volume is 39.0K shares against 127.2K total reported volume, or 30.64% 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.