AAPL Short Volume
Apple Inc. (AAPL) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Consumer Electronics industry, with a market capitalization near $4.65T, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 166,000 people, carrying a beta of 1.09 to the broader market. Apple Inc. Led by Timothy D. Cook, public since 1980-12-12.
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
- 2026-08-21
- Short Volume
- 6.3M
- Total Volume
- 12.6M
- Short %
- 50.37%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 45.31%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Apple Inc..
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AAPL most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $310.00 | Aug 24, 2026 | 25.4K | 1.7K | 15.8% | $1.56 | $1.63 |
| CALL | $310.00 | Aug 28, 2026 | 18.8K | 5.1K | 23.4% | $3.85 | $3.95 |
| CALL | $312.50 | Aug 24, 2026 | 17.6K | 941 | 16.1% | $0.70 | $0.73 |
| CALL | $320.00 | Aug 26, 2026 | 17.4K | 8.9K | 22.3% | $0.40 | $0.43 |
| CALL | $315.00 | Aug 24, 2026 | 17.0K | 2.6K | 16.9% | $0.30 | $0.32 |
| PUT | $307.50 | Aug 24, 2026 | 16.9K | 578 | 16.2% | $0.95 | $1.00 |
| CALL | $320.00 | Aug 24, 2026 | 14.8K | 6.8K | 18.9% | $0.06 | $0.08 |
| CALL | $315.00 | Aug 28, 2026 | 14.0K | 6.8K | 23.3% | $1.91 | $1.96 |
| CALL | $320.00 | Aug 28, 2026 | 12.7K | 7.1K | 23.6% | $0.85 | $0.87 |
| PUT | $310.00 | Aug 24, 2026 | 11.4K | 2.3K | 15.8% | $1.98 | $2.04 |
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Frequently asked AAPL short volume questions
- What is the daily AAPL short volume?
- As of Aug 21, 2026, Apple Inc. (AAPL) short volume is 6.3M shares against 12.6M total reported volume, or 50.37% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is AAPL 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 AAPL 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.