SBSW Short Volume
Sibanye Stillwater Limited (SBSW) operates in the Basic Materials sector, specifically the Other Precious Metals industry, with a market capitalization near $7.01B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 72,423 people, carrying a beta of 0.92 to the broader market. Sibanye Stillwater Limited, along with its various subsidiaries, functions as a prominent precious metals mining entity with operations spanning South Africa, the United States, Zimbabwe, Canada, and Argentina. Led by Richard Andrew Stewart, public since 2013-02-11.
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
- 548.6K
- Total Volume
- 2.0M
- Short %
- 27.86%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 32.46%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Sibanye Stillwater Limited.
Learn how short volume is reported and how to read the data →
Frequently asked SBSW short volume questions
- What is the daily SBSW short volume?
- As of Oct 14, 2026, Sibanye Stillwater Limited (SBSW) short volume is 548.6K shares against 2.0M total reported volume, or 27.86% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is SBSW 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 SBSW 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.