HomeShort volume versus short interest
One day of short selling is not the open short position
The short-interest hub draws the line in its own FAQ. Short volume is the shares sold short on a specific day, often shown as a percent of that day's total volume. Short interest is the cumulative shares still sold short and not yet covered. Daily activity and the outstanding position answer different questions.
What the ticker table renders
A company page under that hub is titled as short volume and renders a cached FINRA short-volume table: date, short shares, total volume, and short percent. The intro calls it a FINRA short-volume cache and names the latest date when a row exists. If the cache is empty, the page says the cache is empty on that URL.
What that table does not print
The table is not the twice-monthly exchange short-interest report. It does not show days to cover, and it does not show a borrow rate. Hub FAQ copy discusses those ideas. Do not treat the daily short-percent column as the open short position. Lician does not guarantee a row for every symbol, and a high short-volume day is not investment advice.