WBS Short Volume
Webster Financial Corporation (WBS) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Banks - Regional industry, with a market capitalization near $11.61B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 4,297 people, carrying a beta of 1.01 to the broader market. Webster Financial Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Webster Bank, National Association that provides a range of banking, investment, and financial services to individuals, families, and businesses in the United States. Led by Luis R. Massiani, public since 1986-12-12.
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
- 240.0K
- Total Volume
- 365.9K
- Short %
- 65.57%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 39.51%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Webster Financial Corporation.
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Frequently asked WBS short volume questions
- What is the daily WBS short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Webster Financial Corporation (WBS) short volume is 240.0K shares against 365.9K total reported volume, or 65.57% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is WBS 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 WBS 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.