WAL Short Volume
Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Banks - Regional industry, with a market capitalization near $8.95B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 3,562 people, carrying a beta of 1.34 to the broader market. Western Alliance Bancorporation serves as the holding entity for Western Alliance Bank, offering a broad spectrum of banking products and related financial services, with its primary operations centered in Arizona, California, and Nevada. Led by Kenneth A. Vecchione, public since 2005-07-01.
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
- 150.0K
- Total Volume
- 262.7K
- Short %
- 57.07%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 51.82%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Western Alliance Bancorporation.
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Frequently asked WAL short volume questions
- What is the daily WAL short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL) short volume is 150.0K shares against 262.7K total reported volume, or 57.07% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is WAL 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 WAL 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.