AAP Short Volume
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (AAP) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Specialty Retail industry, with a market capitalization near $3.41B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 54,007 people, carrying a beta of 1.06 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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 283.5K
- Total Volume
- 448.9K
- Short %
- 63.16%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 67.60%
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 | $62.50 | Aug 21, 2026 | 13 | 9.0K | 121.8% | $1.35 | $2.60 |
| CALL | $52.50 | Aug 21, 2026 | 0 | 8.3K | 123.4% | $5.40 | $7.10 |
| CALL | $50.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 4 | 9.4K | 123.3% | $7.20 | $8.40 |
| CALL | $53.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 41 | 6.7K | 123.6% | $5.20 | $6.40 |
| CALL | $67.50 | Aug 21, 2026 | 10 | 9.5K | 134.9% | $0.15 | $1.70 |
| CALL | $62.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 34 | 6.2K | 123.4% | $1.40 | $1.90 |
| CALL | $60.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 34 | 5.7K | 121.3% | $2.05 | $2.55 |
Top 7 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options 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 Aug 14, 2026, Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (AAP) short volume is 283.5K shares against 448.9K total reported volume, or 63.16% 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.