WU Short Volume
The Western Union Company (WU) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Financial - Credit Services industry, with a market capitalization near $1.90B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 9,600 people, carrying a beta of 0.55 to the broader market. Western Union operates as a global financial services provider, specializing in fund transfers and diverse payment solutions. Led by Devin McGranahan, public since 2006-10-02.
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
- 2026-10-14
- Short Volume
- 2.2M
- Total Volume
- 3.5M
- Short %
- 62.00%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 61.20%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for The Western Union Company.
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WU most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $7.00 | Nov 20, 2026 | 2.0K | 4.2K | 48.2% | $1.00 | $1.15 |
Top 1 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked WU short volume questions
- What is the daily WU short volume?
- As of Oct 14, 2026, The Western Union Company (WU) short volume is 2.2M shares against 3.5M total reported volume, or 62.00% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is WU 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 WU 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.