RWT Short Volume
Redwood Trust, Inc. (RWT) operates in the Real Estate sector, specifically the REIT - Mortgage industry, with a market capitalization near $383.1M, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 351 people, carrying a beta of 1.51 to the broader market. Redwood Trust, Inc. Led by Christopher J. Abate, public since 1995-08-04.
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
- 935.5K
- Total Volume
- 1.7M
- Short %
- 54.69%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 61.06%
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Frequently asked RWT short volume questions
- What is the daily RWT short volume?
- As of Oct 14, 2026, Redwood Trust, Inc. (RWT) short volume is 935.5K shares against 1.7M total reported volume, or 54.69% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is RWT 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 RWT 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.