AAON Short Volume
AAON, Inc. (AAON) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Industrial - Machinery industry, with a market capitalization near $6.60B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 5,897 people, carrying a beta of 1.41 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
- 2026-10-15
- Short Volume
- 409.5K
- Total Volume
- 786.9K
- Short %
- 52.05%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 72.04%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for AAON, Inc..
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AAON most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $85.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 32 | 124 | 935.5% | $7.20 | $9.60 |
| CALL | $80.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 2 | 309 | 746.6% | $0.05 | $0.40 |
| PUT | $80.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 21 | 343 | 746.6% | $2.60 | $4.90 |
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 AAON short volume questions
- What is the daily AAON short volume?
- As of Oct 15, 2026, AAON, Inc. (AAON) short volume is 409.5K shares against 786.9K total reported volume, or 52.05% 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.