WTI Short Volume

W&T Offshore, Inc. (WTI) operates in the Energy sector, specifically the Oil & Gas Exploration & Production industry, with a market capitalization near $654.6M, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 400 people, carrying a beta of 0.29 to the broader market. W&T Offshore, Inc. Led by Tracy W. Krohn, public since 2005-01-28.

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
2026-05-14
Short Volume
1.0M
Total Volume
3.1M
Short %
32.97%
30-Day Avg Short %
42.90%

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Frequently asked WTI short volume questions

What is the daily WTI short volume?
As of May 14, 2026, W&T Offshore, Inc. (WTI) short volume is 1.0M shares against 3.1M total reported volume, or 32.97% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is WTI 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 WTI 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.