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 $2.23B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 9,600 people, carrying a beta of 0.52 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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 1.5M
- Total Volume
- 3.6M
- Short %
- 40.60%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 56.00%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $6.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 0 | 3.0K | 954.6% | $1.35 | $1.50 |
| CALL | $8.00 | Nov 20, 2026 | 110 | 30.9K | 47.3% | $0.35 | $0.45 |
| CALL | $7.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 26 | 5.3K | 764.3% | $0.45 | $0.50 |
| PUT | $7.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 105 | 2.3K | 764.3% | $0.05 | $0.10 |
Top 4 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 Aug 14, 2026, The Western Union Company (WU) short volume is 1.5M shares against 3.6M total reported volume, or 40.60% 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.