AAON Short Volume
AAON, Inc. (AAON) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Construction industry, with a market capitalization near $11.09B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 4,812 people, carrying a beta of 1.25 to the broader market. AAON, Inc. Led by Matthew J. Tobolski, public since 1992-12-16.
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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 173.8K
- Total Volume
- 516.0K
- Short %
- 33.68%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 54.26%
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Frequently asked AAON short volume questions
- What is the daily AAON short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, AAON, Inc. (AAON) short volume is 173.8K shares against 516.0K total reported volume, or 33.68% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is AAON 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 AAON 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.