SYF Short Volume

Synchrony Financial (SYF) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Financial - Credit Services industry, with a market capitalization near $26.46B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 20,000 people, carrying a beta of 1.32 to the broader market. Synchrony Financial, along with its various subsidiaries, functions as a leading provider of consumer financial services across 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

2026-06-30

Short Volume

501.5K

Total Volume

1.1M

Short %

44.80%

30-Day Avg Short %

48.72%

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 Jun 30, 2026, Synchrony Financial (SYF) short volume is 501.5K shares against 1.1M total reported volume, or 44.80% 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.