AAPL Short Volume
Apple Inc. (AAPL) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Consumer Electronics industry, with a market capitalization near $4.41T, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 164,000 people, carrying a beta of 1.06 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
- 2026-05-19
- Short Volume
- 6.1M
- Total Volume
- 12.8M
- Short %
- 47.96%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 45.19%
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 | $300.00 | May 22, 2026 | 20.2K | 10.1K | 25.7% | $2.20 | $2.25 |
| CALL | $300.00 | May 20, 2026 | 20.0K | 2.2K | 24.3% | $1.15 | $1.21 |
| CALL | $297.50 | May 20, 2026 | 17.5K | 2.7K | 24.5% | $2.16 | $2.25 |
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 AAPL short volume questions
- What is the daily AAPL short volume?
- As of May 19, 2026, Apple Inc. (AAPL) short volume is 6.1M shares against 12.8M total reported volume, or 47.96% 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.