WLYB Short Volume
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLYB) operates in the Communication Services sector, specifically the Publishing industry, with a market capitalization near $2.22B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 6,400 people, carrying a beta of 0.79 to the broader market. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Led by Matthew S. Kissner, public since 1982-09-14.
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
- 2026-06-01
- Short Volume
- 207
- Total Volume
- 219
- Short %
- 94.52%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 43.82%
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Frequently asked WLYB short volume questions
- What is the daily WLYB short volume?
- As of Jun 1, 2026, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLYB) short volume is 207 shares against 219 total reported volume, or 94.52% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is WLYB 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 WLYB 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.