SGU Short Volume
Star Group, L.P. (SGU) operates in the Energy sector, specifically the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing industry, with a market capitalization near $416.7M, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 3,024 people, carrying a beta of 0.31 to the broader market. Star Group, L. Led by Jeffrey Woosnam, public since 1995-12-15.
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
- 7.8K
- Total Volume
- 14.5K
- Short %
- 53.75%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 39.69%
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Frequently asked SGU short volume questions
- What is the daily SGU short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Star Group, L.P. (SGU) short volume is 7.8K shares against 14.5K total reported volume, or 53.75% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is SGU 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 SGU 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.