QXO Short Volume
QXO, Inc. (QXO) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Industrial - Distribution industry, with a market capitalization near $11.43B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 7,794 people, carrying a beta of 2.28 to the broader market. QXO, Inc. Led by Bradley S. Jacobs, public since 2012-04-17.
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
- 2026-10-14
- Short Volume
- 9.4M
- Total Volume
- 15.5M
- Short %
- 60.22%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 54.22%
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Frequently asked QXO short volume questions
- What is the daily QXO short volume?
- As of Oct 14, 2026, QXO, Inc. (QXO) short volume is 9.4M shares against 15.5M total reported volume, or 60.22% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is QXO 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 QXO 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.