PLPC Short Volume
Preformed Line Products Company (PLPC) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Electrical Equipment & Parts industry, with a market capitalization near $1.69B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 3,734 people, carrying a beta of 0.89 to the broader market. Preformed Line Products Company (PLPC), along with its subsidiaries, specializes in the design and manufacturing of a comprehensive range of products and integrated systems. Led by Dennis F. McKenna, public since 1999-04-28.
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
- 2026-07-16
- Short Volume
- 12.5K
- Total Volume
- 23.2K
- Short %
- 53.98%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 66.55%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Preformed Line Products Company.
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Frequently asked PLPC short volume questions
- What is the daily PLPC short volume?
- As of Jul 16, 2026, Preformed Line Products Company (PLPC) short volume is 12.5K shares against 23.2K total reported volume, or 53.98% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is PLPC 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 PLPC 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.