SHW Short Volume
The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) operates in the Basic Materials sector, specifically the Chemicals - Specialty industry, with a market capitalization near $84.86B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 64,249 people, carrying a beta of 1.13 to the broader market. The Sherwin-Williams Company engages in the development, manufacture, distribution, and sale of paint, coatings, and related products to professional, industrial, commercial and retail customers. Led by Heidi G. Petz, 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
- 2026-06-30
- Short Volume
- 271.4K
- Total Volume
- 681.9K
- Short %
- 39.80%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 48.07%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for The Sherwin-Williams Company.
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Frequently asked SHW short volume questions
- What is the daily SHW short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) short volume is 271.4K shares against 681.9K total reported volume, or 39.80% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is SHW 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 SHW 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.