PNW Short Volume
Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (PNW) operates in the Utilities sector, specifically the Regulated Electric industry, with a market capitalization near $12.01B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 94 people, carrying a beta of 0.46 to the broader market. Pinnacle West Capital Corporation, through its subsidiary, Arizona Public Service Company, provides retail and wholesale electric services primarily in the state of Arizona. Led by Theodore N. Geisler, public since 1961-08-28.
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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 313.3K
- Total Volume
- 464.0K
- Short %
- 67.52%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 66.91%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Pinnacle West Capital Corporation.
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Frequently asked PNW short volume questions
- What is the daily PNW short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (PNW) short volume is 313.3K shares against 464.0K total reported volume, or 67.52% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is PNW 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 PNW 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.