WKC Short Volume
World Kinect Corporation (WKC) operates in the Energy sector, specifically the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing industry, with a market capitalization near $1.41B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 4,745 people, carrying a beta of 1.23 to the broader market. World Kinect Corporation engages in the distribution of fuel and related products and services in the aviation, marine and land transportation industries worldwide. Led by Ira Birns, public since 1986-08-28.
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
- 115.0K
- Total Volume
- 188.3K
- Short %
- 61.06%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 66.50%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for World Kinect Corporation.
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Frequently asked WKC short volume questions
- What is the daily WKC short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, World Kinect Corporation (WKC) short volume is 115.0K shares against 188.3K total reported volume, or 61.06% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is WKC 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 WKC 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.