SMA Short Volume

Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc (SMA) operates in the Real Estate sector, specifically the REIT - Specialty industry, with a market capitalization near $1.23B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 560 people, carrying a beta of 0.71 to the broader market. SmartStop is a technology-driven, self-managed REIT with a fully integrated operations team of approximately 570 self-storage professionals. Led by H. Michael Schwartz, public since 2025-04-02.

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
2026-06-01
Short Volume
141.3K
Total Volume
192.3K
Short %
73.48%
30-Day Avg Short %
45.14%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc.

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Frequently asked SMA short volume questions

What is the daily SMA short volume?
As of Jun 1, 2026, Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc (SMA) short volume is 141.3K shares against 192.3K total reported volume, or 73.48% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is SMA 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 SMA 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.