NWS Short Volume
News Corporation (NWS) operates in the Communication Services sector, specifically the Publishing industry, with a market capitalization near $17.89B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 22,300 people, carrying a beta of 0.89 to the broader market. News Corporation stands as a leading global enterprise in media and information services, dedicated to creating and distributing compelling, authoritative content, alongside a variety of 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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 88.0K
- Total Volume
- 154.7K
- Short %
- 56.92%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 52.79%
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 Aug 14, 2026, News Corporation (NWS) short volume is 88.0K shares against 154.7K total reported volume, or 56.92% 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.