NWL Short Volume
Newell Brands Inc. (NWL) operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, specifically the Household & Personal Products industry, with a market capitalization near $1.72B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 23,700 people, carrying a beta of 1.06 to the broader market. Newell Brands Inc. Led by Christopher H. Peterson, 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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 2.2M
- Total Volume
- 3.3M
- Short %
- 66.41%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 49.46%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Newell Brands Inc..
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NWL most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $4.00 | Jan 21, 2028 | 301 | 215 | 73.5% | $1.05 | $1.30 |
Top 1 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked NWL short volume questions
- What is the daily NWL short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Newell Brands Inc. (NWL) short volume is 2.2M shares against 3.3M total reported volume, or 66.41% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is NWL 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 NWL 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.