SO Short Volume
The Southern Company (SO) operates in the Utilities sector, specifically the Regulated Electric industry, with a market capitalization near $105.00B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 28,314 people, carrying a beta of 0.36 to the broader market. The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. Led by Christopher C. Womack, public since 1981-12-31.
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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 2.1M
- Total Volume
- 2.9M
- Short %
- 73.61%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 60.56%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for The Southern Company.
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Frequently asked SO short volume questions
- What is the daily SO short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, The Southern Company (SO) short volume is 2.1M shares against 2.9M total reported volume, or 73.61% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is SO 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 SO 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.