How can I check how many shares a company sold on the market per day? I can see volume indicators and their?

Question

numbers, so I know shares changed hands. But this could be shares bought or sold!? How do I tell the total number of shares that were specifically bought or specifically sold at a particular volume indicator?

Answer 1

It is not company that sell shares. It is the investors. For every buyer there is a seller. Divide the number by 2 and you will get how much sold and how much bought. ie; Volume/2

Answer 2

First -- it is not the company that buys and sells shares (usually) it is the people who already own the shares.

If the company is a NASDAQ stock -- then divide the number by two to get the number of shares traded. This is because the market-makers report both sides of the trade. If you sell 1000 shares, they buy it and report that 1000 shares traded. If they sell it to someone else, then they report that trade, too -- so your sale gets reporeted as 2000 shares.

If the company is exchange listed (e.g., NYSE or AMEX), then the volume is the total number of shares that were traded. This is because the specialist only reports the trade once, not twice.