NWS Short Volume
News Corporation (NWS) operates in the Communication Services sector, specifically the Entertainment industry, with a market capitalization near $16.79B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 23,900 people, carrying a beta of 0.90 to the broader market. News Corporation, a media and information services company, creates and distributes authoritative and engaging content, and other products and services for consumers and businesses worldwide. Led by Robert J. Thomson, public since 2013-06-19.
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
- 154.2K
- Total Volume
- 190.9K
- Short %
- 80.76%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 80.84%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for News Corporation.
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Frequently asked NWS short volume questions
- What is the daily NWS short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, News Corporation (NWS) short volume is 154.2K shares against 190.9K total reported volume, or 80.76% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is NWS 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 NWS 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.