AAPL Short Volume
Apple Inc. (AAPL) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Consumer Electronics industry, with a market capitalization near $4.53T, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 166,000 people, carrying a beta of 1.10 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
- 2026-07-07
- Short Volume
- 6.5M
- Total Volume
- 13.8M
- Short %
- 47.47%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 44.62%
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 | $315.00 | Jul 8, 2026 | 27.3K | 1.2K | 27.1% | $1.93 | $1.97 |
| CALL | $312.50 | Jul 8, 2026 | 22.3K | 2.0K | 27.4% | $3.15 | $3.20 |
| CALL | $320.00 | Jul 8, 2026 | 20.1K | 1.4K | 28.1% | $0.59 | $0.61 |
| CALL | $310.00 | Jul 8, 2026 | 17.5K | 1.6K | 28.2% | $4.80 | $4.95 |
| CALL | $310.00 | Jul 10, 2026 | 15.6K | 11.3K | 28.1% | $5.80 | $5.95 |
| CALL | $317.50 | Jul 8, 2026 | 12.8K | 902 | 27.5% | $1.09 | $1.12 |
| CALL | $320.00 | Jul 10, 2026 | 12.5K | 6.0K | 27.4% | $1.32 | $1.33 |
| PUT | $305.00 | Jul 10, 2026 | 12.3K | 2.9K | 29.5% | $0.90 | $0.93 |
| PUT | $310.00 | Jul 8, 2026 | 11.6K | 349 | 28.2% | $1.16 | $1.18 |
Top 9 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 Jul 7, 2026, Apple Inc. (AAPL) short volume is 6.5M shares against 13.8M total reported volume, or 47.47% 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.