RBA Short Volume
RB Global, Inc. (RBA) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Specialty Business Services industry, with a market capitalization near $15.16B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 8,350 people, carrying a beta of 0.52 to the broader market. RB Global, Inc. Led by James F. Kessler, public since 1998-03-10.
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
- 2026-09-30
- Short Volume
- 226.0K
- Total Volume
- 298.7K
- Short %
- 75.66%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 72.58%
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Frequently asked RBA short volume questions
- What is the daily RBA short volume?
- As of Sep 30, 2026, RB Global, Inc. (RBA) short volume is 226.0K shares against 298.7K total reported volume, or 75.66% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is RBA 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 RBA 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.