TU Short Volume

TELUS Corporation (TU) operates in the Communication Services sector, specifically the Telecommunications Services industry, with a market capitalization near $19.31B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 106,800 people, carrying a beta of 0.74 to the broader market. TELUS Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides a range of telecommunications and information technology products and services in Canada. Led by Darren Entwistle, public since 1996-06-11.

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

639.2K

Total Volume

924.3K

Short %

69.15%

30-Day Avg Short %

67.58%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for TELUS Corporation.

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Frequently asked TU short volume questions

What is the daily TU short volume?

As of May 15, 2026, TELUS Corporation (TU) short volume is 639.2K shares against 924.3K total reported volume, or 69.15% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.

How is TU 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 TU 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.