SCI Short Volume

Service Corporation International (SCI) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Personal Products & Services industry, with a market capitalization near $10.70B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 25,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.89 to the broader market. Service Corporation International provides deathcare products and services in the United States and Canada. Led by Thomas Luke Ryan, public since 1980-03-17.

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
2026-05-15
Short Volume
280.3K
Total Volume
410.5K
Short %
68.28%
30-Day Avg Short %
69.36%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Service Corporation International.

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Frequently asked SCI short volume questions

What is the daily SCI short volume?
As of May 15, 2026, Service Corporation International (SCI) short volume is 280.3K shares against 410.5K total reported volume, or 68.28% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is SCI 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 SCI 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.