UNG Short Volume
United States Natural Gas Fund LP (UNG) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $520.2M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 2.16 to the broader market. The fund primarily directs its investments into natural gas futures contracts. public since 2007-04-18.
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
- 995.5K
- Total Volume
- 1.9M
- Short %
- 52.15%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 53.51%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for United States Natural Gas Fund LP.
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UNG most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $10.00 | Jul 1, 2026 | 39 | 237 | 956.7% | $1.54 | $1.77 |
| CALL | $10.50 | Jul 1, 2026 | 44 | 146 | 956.7% | $1.19 | $1.35 |
| CALL | $11.00 | Jul 1, 2026 | 72 | 153 | 952.6% | $0.70 | $0.89 |
| CALL | $11.50 | Jul 1, 2026 | 424 | 951 | 772.3% | $0.23 | $0.28 |
| PUT | $11.50 | Jul 1, 2026 | 178 | 1.2K | 772.3% | $0.02 | $0.03 |
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 UNG short volume questions
- What is the daily UNG short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, United States Natural Gas Fund LP (UNG) short volume is 995.5K shares against 1.9M total reported volume, or 52.15% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is UNG 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 UNG 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.