VAL Short Volume

Valaris Limited (VAL) operates in the Energy sector, specifically the Oil & Gas Drilling industry, with a market capitalization near $5.29B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 5,385 people, carrying a beta of 0.90 to the broader market. Valaris Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides offshore contract drilling services in Brazil, the United Kingdom, Gulf of America, Australia, Angola, and internationally. Led by Anton Dibowitz, public since 2021-05-03.

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

2026-06-30

Short Volume

246.8K

Total Volume

529.6K

Short %

46.60%

30-Day Avg Short %

58.32%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Valaris Limited.

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Frequently asked VAL short volume questions

What is the daily VAL short volume?

As of Jun 30, 2026, Valaris Limited (VAL) short volume is 246.8K shares against 529.6K total reported volume, or 46.60% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.

How is VAL 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 VAL 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.