GLD Short Volume
SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $141.64B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.41 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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 1.1M
- Total Volume
- 1.9M
- Short %
- 57.81%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 55.45%
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 | $350.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 26.5K | 40.7K | 27.0% | $0.57 | $0.60 |
| CALL | $490.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 20.0K | 15.7K | 24.8% | $4.55 | $4.80 |
| CALL | $495.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 20.0K | 13.4K | 25.1% | $4.15 | $4.40 |
Top 3 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 Aug 14, 2026, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) short volume is 1.1M shares against 1.9M total reported volume, or 57.81% 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.