MSI Short Volume

Motorola Solutions, Inc. (MSI) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Communication Equipment industry, with a market capitalization near $66.05B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 21,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.94 to the broader market. Motorola Solutions, Inc. Led by Gregory Q. Brown, public since 1980-03-17.

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
2026-05-15
Short Volume
232.0K
Total Volume
473.2K
Short %
49.03%
30-Day Avg Short %
50.68%

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Frequently asked MSI short volume questions

What is the daily MSI short volume?
As of May 15, 2026, Motorola Solutions, Inc. (MSI) short volume is 232.0K shares against 473.2K total reported volume, or 49.03% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is MSI 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 MSI 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.