AAP Short Volume
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (AAP) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Specialty Retail industry, with a market capitalization near $2.97B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 33,200 people, carrying a beta of 1.08 to the broader market. Advance Auto Parts, Inc. Led by Shane O'Kelly, public since 2001-11-29.
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
- 529.0K
- Total Volume
- 756.3K
- Short %
- 69.95%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 65.13%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Advance Auto Parts, Inc..
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AAP most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $55.00 | May 29, 2026 | 11 | 6.6K | 101.8% | $1.35 | $1.75 |
| CALL | $55.00 | May 22, 2026 | 160 | 6.3K | 126.2% | $1.00 | $1.20 |
| CALL | $60.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 59 | 8.5K | 79.5% | $1.10 | $1.50 |
| CALL | $50.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 13 | 5.5K | 77.9% | $3.30 | $3.90 |
| CALL | $49.00 | May 22, 2026 | 19 | 4.0K | 126.5% | $2.45 | $2.90 |
| CALL | $47.50 | Jun 18, 2026 | 2 | 5.2K | 77.3% | $4.20 | $5.00 |
| CALL | $63.00 | May 22, 2026 | 6 | 153 | 154.3% | $0.30 | $0.90 |
Top 7 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked AAP short volume questions
- What is the daily AAP short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (AAP) short volume is 529.0K shares against 756.3K total reported volume, or 69.95% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is AAP 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 AAP 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.