NWBI Short Volume
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (NWBI) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Banks - Regional industry, with a market capitalization near $2.22B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 1,996 people, carrying a beta of 0.68 to the broader market. Northwest Bancshares, Inc. Led by Louis J. Torchio, public since 1994-11-07.
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
- 2026-06-30
- Short Volume
- 110.9K
- Total Volume
- 173.8K
- Short %
- 63.77%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 59.97%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Northwest Bancshares, Inc..
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NWBI most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $15.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 1 | 416 | 478.5% | $0.45 | $0.65 |
| CALL | $15.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 0 | 307 | 411.6% | $0.25 | $0.45 |
Top 2 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked NWBI short volume questions
- What is the daily NWBI short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (NWBI) short volume is 110.9K shares against 173.8K total reported volume, or 63.77% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is NWBI 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 NWBI 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.