NWE Short Volume
Northwestern Energy Group Inc (NWE) operates in the Utilities sector, specifically the Diversified Utilities industry, with a market capitalization near $4.38B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 1,585 people, carrying a beta of 0.38 to the broader market. NorthWestern Corporation, doing business as NorthWestern Energy, provides electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and various industrial customers. Led by Brian Bird, public since 2007-12-28.
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
- 89.7K
- Total Volume
- 261.7K
- Short %
- 34.28%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 49.13%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Northwestern Energy Group Inc.
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Frequently asked NWE short volume questions
- What is the daily NWE short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Northwestern Energy Group Inc (NWE) short volume is 89.7K shares against 261.7K total reported volume, or 34.28% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is NWE 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 NWE 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.