POWL Short Volume
Powell Industries, Inc. (POWL) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Electrical Equipment & Parts industry, with a market capitalization near $10.19B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 2,748 people, carrying a beta of 1.13 to the broader market. Powell Industries, Inc. Led by Brett A. Cope, public since 1980-03-17.
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
- 2026-06-30
- Short Volume
- 105.7K
- Total Volume
- 243.7K
- Short %
- 43.38%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 55.81%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Powell Industries, Inc..
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POWL most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $320.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 7 | 947 | 79.1% | $7.10 | $9.50 |
Top 1 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked POWL short volume questions
- What is the daily POWL short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, Powell Industries, Inc. (POWL) short volume is 105.7K shares against 243.7K total reported volume, or 43.38% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is POWL 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 POWL 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.