GLD Short Volume
SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $131.78B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.16 to the broader market. The SPDR Gold Trust aims to mirror the market price movements of physical gold bullion, after deducting its operational expenses. public since 2004-11-18.
Short volume measures the number of shares sold short on a given day as reported by FINRA. Tracking short volume relative to total volume helps identify unusual bearish sentiment or short-squeeze potential.
- Latest Date
- 2026-06-30
- Short Volume
- 1.2M
- Total Volume
- 2.4M
- Short %
- 49.95%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 51.76%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for SPDR Gold Shares.
Learn how short volume is reported and how to read the data →
GLD most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $360.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 9.8K | 105.5K | 26.3% | $4.20 | $4.40 |
| CALL | $415.00 | Jul 31, 2026 | 5.6K | 348 | 25.9% | $0.82 | $0.90 |
| CALL | $550.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 45 | 110.8K | 37.9% | $0.35 | $0.44 |
| PUT | $360.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 9.8K | 105.5K | 26.3% | $4.20 | $4.40 |
| PUT | $335.00 | Jul 31, 2026 | 1.5K | 122 | 28.7% | $1.62 | $1.71 |
Top 5 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked GLD short volume questions
- What is the daily GLD short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) short volume is 1.2M shares against 2.4M total reported volume, or 49.95% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is GLD short volume reported?
- FINRA publishes the Daily Short Sale Volume File for trades reported to FINRA TRFs and the FINRA/Nasdaq ADF on a T+1 basis. The headline figure is the count of shares that printed at the short-sale or short-exempt tick across all reporting venues for the symbol; each exchange separately publishes its own daily short-sale data file.
- What does GLD short volume tell options traders?
- Daily short-sale flow is one input that helps disambiguate dealer-hedging activity from directional bear flow when the chain shows fresh customer call inventory. It is not a clean MM-only proxy: the headline number mixes directional shorting, options-MM delta-hedging, ETF-creation arbitrage, and convertible-arb hedging. Cross-check against gamma-exposure and OI changes for a cleaner read.