UTI Short Volume
Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (UTI) operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, specifically the Education & Training Services industry, with a market capitalization near $2.19B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 3,700 people, carrying a beta of 1.28 to the broader market. Universal Technical Institute, Inc. Led by Jerome A. Grant, public since 2003-12-18.
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
- 186.8K
- Total Volume
- 372.6K
- Short %
- 50.13%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 60.58%
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Frequently asked UTI short volume questions
- What is the daily UTI short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (UTI) short volume is 186.8K shares against 372.6K total reported volume, or 50.13% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is UTI 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 UTI 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.