WSC Short Volume
WillScot Holdings Corporation (WSC) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Rental & Leasing Services industry, with a market capitalization near $3.11B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 4,700 people, carrying a beta of 1.31 to the broader market. WillScot Holdings Corporation (WSC) is a leading provider of adaptable workspace and mobile storage solutions throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Led by Timothy D. Boswell, public since 2015-11-05.
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
- 2026-09-30
- Short Volume
- 230.6K
- Total Volume
- 645.6K
- Short %
- 35.72%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 37.78%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for WillScot Holdings Corporation.
Learn how short volume is reported and how to read the data →
WSC most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $22.50 | Nov 20, 2026 | 1 | 28.0K | 65.7% | $0.30 | $0.50 |
| CALL | $25.00 | Nov 20, 2026 | 0 | 20.1K | 65.6% | $0.10 | $0.20 |
| CALL | $22.50 | Nov 20, 2026 | 1 | 28.0K | 65.7% | $0.30 | $0.50 |
Top 3 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked WSC short volume questions
- What is the daily WSC short volume?
- As of Sep 30, 2026, WillScot Holdings Corporation (WSC) short volume is 230.6K shares against 645.6K total reported volume, or 35.72% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is WSC 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 WSC 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.