Short sales are actually long sells into the market. See, the MM will sell short into the market to make sure he can sell the shares, BEFORE he buys the ones you're trying to sell from you. Only one leg of the transaction is recorded to avoid doubling up on the volume count.
Everyone, please take a moment to educate yourself as to why this is the case via the link below:
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