NEWP Short Volume
New Pacific Metals Corp. (NEWP) operates in the Basic Materials sector, specifically the Other Precious Metals industry, with a market capitalization near $1.10B, listed on AMEX, employing roughly 32 people, carrying a beta of 2.54 to the broader market. New Pacific Metals Corp. Led by Jalen Yuan, public since 2008-12-03.
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
- 610.5K
- Total Volume
- 938.3K
- Short %
- 65.06%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 54.47%
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Frequently asked NEWP short volume questions
- What is the daily NEWP short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, New Pacific Metals Corp. (NEWP) short volume is 610.5K shares against 938.3K total reported volume, or 65.06% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is NEWP 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 NEWP 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.