PBR Short Volume
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras (PBR) operates in the Energy sector, specifically the Oil & Gas Integrated industry, with a market capitalization near $120.96B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 50,687 people, carrying a beta of -0.14 to the broader market. Brazilian energy giant Petróleo Brasileiro S. Led by Magda Maria de Regina Chambriard, public since 2000-08-10.
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
- 2026-07-24
- Short Volume
- 2.8M
- Total Volume
- 6.8M
- Short %
- 41.52%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 41.26%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras.
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Frequently asked PBR short volume questions
- What is the daily PBR short volume?
- As of Jul 24, 2026, Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras (PBR) short volume is 2.8M shares against 6.8M total reported volume, or 41.52% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is PBR 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 PBR 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.