MTRX Short Volume
Matrix Service Company (MTRX) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Engineering & Construction industry, with a market capitalization near $297.1M, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 2,370 people, carrying a beta of 0.99 to the broader market. Matrix Service Company (MTRX), established in 1984 and headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, operates as a diversified global contractor. Led by Shawn Payne, public since 1990-09-26.
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
- 2026-10-14
- Short Volume
- 81.1K
- Total Volume
- 192.4K
- Short %
- 42.15%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 28.93%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Matrix Service Company.
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Frequently asked MTRX short volume questions
- What is the daily MTRX short volume?
- As of Oct 14, 2026, Matrix Service Company (MTRX) short volume is 81.1K shares against 192.4K total reported volume, or 42.15% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is MTRX 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 MTRX 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.