WAT Short Volume
Waters Corporation (WAT) operates in the Healthcare sector, specifically the Medical - Diagnostics & Research industry, with a market capitalization near $21.83B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 7,600 people, carrying a beta of 1.14 to the broader market. Waters Corporation, a specialty measurement company, provides analytical workflow solutions in Asia, the Americas, and Europe. Led by Udit Batra, public since 1995-11-17.
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
- 203.8K
- Total Volume
- 265.4K
- Short %
- 76.77%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 58.29%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Waters Corporation.
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Frequently asked WAT short volume questions
- What is the daily WAT short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Waters Corporation (WAT) short volume is 203.8K shares against 265.4K total reported volume, or 76.77% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is WAT 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 WAT 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.