TSM Short Volume
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSM) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Semiconductors industry, with a market capitalization near $2.09T, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 65,152 people, carrying a beta of 1.25 to the broader market. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC), along with its affiliated entities, operates globally in the semiconductor industry, specializing in the manufacturing, packaging, meticulous testing, and worldwide distribution of integrated circuits and other crucial semiconductor components. Led by C. C. Wei, public since 1997-10-09.
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
- 2026-07-24
- Short Volume
- 2.1M
- Total Volume
- 4.6M
- Short %
- 46.08%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 36.88%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited.
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Frequently asked TSM short volume questions
- What is the daily TSM short volume?
- As of Jul 24, 2026, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSM) short volume is 2.1M shares against 4.6M total reported volume, or 46.08% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is TSM 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 TSM 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.