MSTR Short Volume
Strategy Inc (MSTR) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Software - Application industry, with a market capitalization near $28.96B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 1,539 people, carrying a beta of 3.54 to the broader market. Strategy Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a bitcoin treasury company in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and internationally. Led by Phong Le, public since 1998-06-11.
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
- 2026-07-16
- Short Volume
- 1.8M
- Total Volume
- 3.9M
- Short %
- 46.01%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 42.46%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Strategy Inc.
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Frequently asked MSTR short volume questions
- What is the daily MSTR short volume?
- As of Jul 16, 2026, Strategy Inc (MSTR) short volume is 1.8M shares against 3.9M total reported volume, or 46.01% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is MSTR 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 MSTR 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.