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Reported short sale volume as a share of total volume, past six months
Reported short sale volume as a share of total volume, past six months
| ticker | short_share_pct | busiest_day_pct |
|---|---|---|
| SPY | 54.2 | 76.2 |
| AAPL | 46.5 | 63.3 |
| KO | 43.2 | 65.6 |
| NVDA | 38.7 | 57.4 |
| MSFT | 36.8 | 61.4 |
the exact SQL behind every number
WITH daily AS
(
SELECT
date,
ticker,
max(toFloat64(short_volume)) AS short_vol,
max(toFloat64(total_volume)) AS total_vol
FROM global_markets.stocks_short_volume
WHERE ticker IN ('AAPL', 'MSFT', 'NVDA', 'SPY', 'KO')
AND ticker NOT IN ('SPCX')
AND date >= today() - 180
GROUP BY date, ticker
HAVING max(toFloat64(total_volume)) > 0
)
SELECT
ticker,
round(100 * sum(short_vol) / sum(total_vol), 1) AS short_share_pct,
round(100 * max(short_vol / total_vol), 1) AS busiest_day_pct
FROM daily
GROUP BY ticker
ORDER BY short_share_pct DESC
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