TOPS Short Volume
Top Ships Inc. (TOPS) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Marine Shipping industry, with a market capitalization near $4.6M, listed on AMEX, employing roughly 1 people, carrying a beta of 2.20 to the broader market. Top Ships Inc. Led by Evangelos J. Pistiolis, public since 2004-08-02.
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
- 2026-06-01
- Short Volume
- 115.4K
- Total Volume
- 200.4K
- Short %
- 57.59%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 51.55%
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Frequently asked TOPS short volume questions
- What is the daily TOPS short volume?
- As of Jun 1, 2026, Top Ships Inc. (TOPS) short volume is 115.4K shares against 200.4K total reported volume, or 57.59% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is TOPS 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 TOPS 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.