NUE Short Volume
Nucor Corporation (NUE) operates in the Basic Materials sector, specifically the Steel industry, with a market capitalization near $53.23B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 33,000 people, carrying a beta of 1.88 to the broader market. Nucor Corporation is a prominent producer and distributor of steel and diverse steel-related products. Led by Leon J. Topalian, 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
- 2026-09-30
- Short Volume
- 198.8K
- Total Volume
- 472.9K
- Short %
- 42.03%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 52.14%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Nucor Corporation.
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Frequently asked NUE short volume questions
- What is the daily NUE short volume?
- As of Sep 30, 2026, Nucor Corporation (NUE) short volume is 198.8K shares against 472.9K total reported volume, or 42.03% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is NUE 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 NUE 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.