SYF Short Volume
Synchrony Financial (SYF) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Financial - Credit Services industry, with a market capitalization near $23.52B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 20,000 people, carrying a beta of 1.36 to the broader market. Synchrony Financial, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a consumer financial services company in the United States. Led by Brian D. Doubles, public since 2014-07-31.
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
- 389.2K
- Total Volume
- 911.8K
- Short %
- 42.68%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 48.34%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Synchrony Financial.
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Frequently asked SYF short volume questions
- What is the daily SYF short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Synchrony Financial (SYF) short volume is 389.2K shares against 911.8K total reported volume, or 42.68% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is SYF 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 SYF 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.