RY Short Volume
Royal Bank of Canada (RY) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Banks - Diversified industry, with a market capitalization near $296.69B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 97,795 people, carrying a beta of 0.93 to the broader market. Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), established in 1864 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, operates as a comprehensive global financial institution. Led by David I. McKay, public since 1995-10-16.
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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 94.2K
- Total Volume
- 183.2K
- Short %
- 51.41%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 56.21%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Royal Bank of Canada.
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Frequently asked RY short volume questions
- What is the daily RY short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Royal Bank of Canada (RY) short volume is 94.2K shares against 183.2K total reported volume, or 51.41% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is RY 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 RY 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.