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Share of AAPL's reported off-exchange volume marked short, August 2026series ·
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Share of AAPL's reported off-exchange volume marked short, August 2026
Share of AAPL's reported off-exchange volume marked short, August 2026
| session_date | session_label | short_marked_pct | reported_volume_millions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | Aug 3 | 45.9 | 29.4 |
| 2026-08-04 | Aug 4 | 47.6 | 22.29 |
| 2026-08-05 | Aug 5 | 52.1 | 16.28 |
| 2026-08-07 | Aug 7 | 41.6 | 13.33 |
| 2026-08-10 | Aug 10 | 42.4 | 14.91 |
| 2026-08-11 | Aug 11 | 35.9 | 13.13 |
| 2026-08-13 | Aug 13 | 35.9 | 12.7 |
| 2026-08-14 | Aug 14 | 32.9 | 9.13 |
| 2026-08-17 | Aug 17 | 37.5 | 11.84 |
| 2026-08-19 | Aug 19 | 39.6 | 16.15 |
| 2026-08-20 | Aug 20 | 39.3 | 12.38 |
| 2026-08-21 | Aug 21 | 50.4 | 12.55 |
| 2026-08-25 | Aug 25 | 58.5 | 9.67 |
| 2026-08-26 | Aug 26 | 51.8 | 12.34 |
| 2026-08-27 | Aug 27 | 56.7 | 10.25 |
| 2026-08-31 | Aug 31 | 51.5 | 11.91 |
the exact SQL behind every number
SELECT
toString(date) AS session_date,
concat(formatDateTime(date, '%b'), ' ', toString(toDayOfMonth(date))) AS session_label,
round(100 * toFloat64(max(short_volume)) / toFloat64(max(total_volume)), 1) AS short_marked_pct,
round(toFloat64(max(total_volume)) / 1e6, 2) AS reported_volume_millions
FROM global_markets.stocks_short_volume
WHERE ticker = 'AAPL'
AND date >= '2026-08-01'
AND date < '2026-09-01'
GROUP BY date
HAVING max(total_volume) > 0
ORDER BY date
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