STT Short Volume

State Street Corporation (STT) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $41.95B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 52,711 people, carrying a beta of 1.46 to the broader market. State Street Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides a range of financial products and services to institutional investors worldwide. Led by Ronald Philip O'Hanley, 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
2026-05-15
Short Volume
193.1K
Total Volume
457.0K
Short %
42.26%
30-Day Avg Short %
41.84%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for State Street Corporation.

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Frequently asked STT short volume questions

What is the daily STT short volume?
As of May 15, 2026, State Street Corporation (STT) short volume is 193.1K shares against 457.0K total reported volume, or 42.26% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is STT 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 STT 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.