PBI Short Volume
Pitney Bowes Inc. (PBI) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Integrated Freight & Logistics industry, with a market capitalization near $2.25B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 6,600 people, carrying a beta of 1.64 to the broader market. Pitney Bowes Inc. Led by Kurtis J. Wolf, public since 1972-06-01.
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
- 126.5K
- Total Volume
- 294.7K
- Short %
- 42.94%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 43.67%
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Frequently asked PBI short volume questions
- What is the daily PBI short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Pitney Bowes Inc. (PBI) short volume is 126.5K shares against 294.7K total reported volume, or 42.94% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is PBI 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 PBI 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.