FINRA continues to provide critical transparency into market activity through its Daily Short Sale Volume Files. These files aggregate volume by security for all short sale trades executed and reported to a Trade Reporting Facility (TRF), the Alternative Display Facility (ADF), or the Over-the-Counter Reporting Facility (ORF). It is essential for analysts to distinguish this flow data from official bi-monthly short interest reports. While daily volume reflects the pressure of short selling on a specific trade date, it does not represent the total open short positions. Market participants are encouraged to combine these files with exchange-specific data to obtain a consolidated view of short-selling activity.
Signal data sourced from FINRA. This post is an original analysis prepared by The Forensic Ledger from publicly available data. Not investment advice.
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