TM Short Volume

Toyota Motor Corporation (TM) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Auto - Manufacturers industry, with a market capitalization near $247.56B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 383,853 people, carrying a beta of 0.33 to the broader market. Toyota Motor Corporation designs, manufactures, assembles, and sells passenger vehicles, minivans and commercial vehicles, and related parts and accessories. Led by Kenta Kon, 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
2026-05-22
Short Volume
143.7K
Total Volume
208.3K
Short %
69.00%
30-Day Avg Short %
57.79%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Toyota Motor Corporation.

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Frequently asked TM short volume questions

What is the daily TM short volume?
As of May 22, 2026, Toyota Motor Corporation (TM) short volume is 143.7K shares against 208.3K total reported volume, or 69.00% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is TM 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 TM 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.