PBT Short Volume
Permian Basin Royalty Trust (PBT) operates in the Energy sector, specifically the Oil & Gas Midstream industry, with a market capitalization near $1.35B, listed on NYSE, carrying a beta of 0.42 to the broader market. Permian Basin Royalty Trust, an express trust, holds overriding royalty interests in various oil and gas properties in the United States. Led by Ron E. Hooper, public since 1980-10-24.
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
- 55.3K
- Total Volume
- 129.6K
- Short %
- 42.67%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 43.91%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Permian Basin Royalty Trust.
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Frequently asked PBT short volume questions
- What is the daily PBT short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Permian Basin Royalty Trust (PBT) short volume is 55.3K shares against 129.6K total reported volume, or 42.67% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is PBT 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 PBT 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.