| language: | |
| - en | |
| license: other | |
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| dataset_info: | |
| features: | |
| - name: symbol | |
| dtype: string | |
| - name: datetime | |
| dtype: string | |
| - name: short_volume | |
| dtype: int64 | |
| - name: total_volume | |
| dtype: int64 | |
| - name: short_volume_ratio_exchange | |
| dtype: float64 | |
| - name: retail_short_ratio | |
| dtype: float64 | |
| - name: institutional_short_ratio | |
| dtype: float64 | |
| - name: market_maker_short_ratio | |
| dtype: float64 | |
| # Dataset Information | |
| Weekly **Short Volume** statistics for publicly traded companies, provided by **SOV.AI**. | |
| The dataset highlights aggregate and segmented short-selling activity across exchanges and participant types. | |
| - **Coverage**: Major US-listed equities with reported short volume | |
| - **Update cadence**: Weekly snapshots reflecting exchange-reported short volume | |
| - **Fields**: | |
| - `short_volume`: Shares sold short during the period | |
| - `total_volume`: Total shares traded | |
| - `short_volume_ratio_exchange`: Ratio of short to total volume at the exchange level | |
| - `retail_short_ratio`: Share of short volume attributed to retail traders | |
| - `institutional_short_ratio`: Share of short volume attributed to institutional traders | |
| - `market_maker_short_ratio`: Share of short volume attributed to market makers | |
| ## Data Source | |
| Data provided by SOV.AI. | |