POWL Short Volume
Powell Industries, Inc. (POWL) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Electrical Equipment & Parts industry, with a market capitalization near $10.96B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 2,748 people, carrying a beta of 1.14 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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 143.3K
- Total Volume
- 290.4K
- Short %
- 49.36%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 59.07%
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POWL most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $200.00 | Dec 18, 2026 | 1 | 3.2K | 89.9% | $118.00 | $123.70 |
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Frequently asked POWL short volume questions
- What is the daily POWL short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Powell Industries, Inc. (POWL) short volume is 143.3K shares against 290.4K total reported volume, or 49.36% 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.