SELF Short Volume
Global Self Storage, Inc. (SELF) operates in the Real Estate sector, specifically the REIT - Industrial industry, with a market capitalization near $58.4M, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 36 people, carrying a beta of 0.03 to the broader market. Global Self Storage functions as an independently administered and managed real estate investment trust (REIT). Led by Mark Campbell Winmill, public since 1997-02-07.
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
- 2026-07-16
- Short Volume
- 1.7K
- Total Volume
- 15.6K
- Short %
- 10.78%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 39.57%
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Frequently asked SELF short volume questions
- What is the daily SELF short volume?
- As of Jul 16, 2026, Global Self Storage, Inc. (SELF) short volume is 1.7K shares against 15.6K total reported volume, or 10.78% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is SELF 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 SELF 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.