SCL Short Volume
Stepan Co (SCL) operates in the Basic Materials sector, specifically the Chemicals - Specialty industry, with a market capitalization near $1.27B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 2,328 people, carrying a beta of 0.97 to the broader market. Stepan Company, together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells specialty and intermediate chemicals to other manufacturers for use in various end products in the United States, France, Poland, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Mexico, and internationally. Led by Luis E. Rojo, public since 1973-02-21.
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
- 2026-06-30
- Short Volume
- 14.0K
- Total Volume
- 24.3K
- Short %
- 57.49%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 58.31%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Stepan Co.
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Frequently asked SCL short volume questions
- What is the daily SCL short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, Stepan Co (SCL) short volume is 14.0K shares against 24.3K total reported volume, or 57.49% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is SCL 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 SCL 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.