WDC Short Volume
Western Digital Corporation (WDC) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Computer Hardware industry, with a market capitalization near $170.30B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 40,000 people, carrying a beta of 2.16 to the broader market. Western Digital Corporation develops, manufactures, and sells data storage devices and solutions in the United States, China, Hong Kong, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, rest of Asia, and internationally. Led by Tiang Yew Tan, public since 1978-10-31.
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
- 1.5M
- Total Volume
- 2.9M
- Short %
- 51.74%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 52.90%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Western Digital Corporation.
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Frequently asked WDC short volume questions
- What is the daily WDC short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Western Digital Corporation (WDC) short volume is 1.5M shares against 2.9M total reported volume, or 51.74% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is WDC 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 WDC 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.