WMG Short Volume
Warner Music Group Corp. (WMG) operates in the Communication Services sector, specifically the Entertainment industry, with a market capitalization near $17.06B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 5,800 people, carrying a beta of 1.25 to the broader market. Warner Music Group Corp. Led by Robert Kyncl, public since 2020-06-03.
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
- 514.1K
- Total Volume
- 1.2M
- Short %
- 42.64%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 45.94%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Warner Music Group Corp..
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WMG most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $36.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 0 | 13.6K | 31.1% | $0.45 | $1.00 |
Top 1 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked WMG short volume questions
- What is the daily WMG short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Warner Music Group Corp. (WMG) short volume is 514.1K shares against 1.2M total reported volume, or 42.64% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is WMG 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 WMG 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.