AAPL Short Volume
Apple Inc. (AAPL) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Consumer Electronics industry, with a market capitalization near $4.90T, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 166,000 people, carrying a beta of 1.07 to the broader market. Apple Inc. Led by John Ternus, 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
- 2026-10-06
- Short Volume
- 4.1M
- Total Volume
- 9.5M
- Short %
- 43.63%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 51.42%
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 | $335.00 | Oct 7, 2026 | 97.6K | 4.4K | 22.9% | $1.19 | $1.22 |
| CALL | $337.50 | Oct 7, 2026 | 65.4K | 4.8K | 23.1% | $0.45 | $0.46 |
| PUT | $330.00 | Oct 7, 2026 | 51.8K | 2.3K | 24.9% | $0.39 | $0.40 |
| CALL | $340.00 | Oct 7, 2026 | 44.0K | 4.9K | 23.5% | $0.14 | $0.15 |
| CALL | $332.50 | Oct 7, 2026 | 41.3K | 2.4K | 23.5% | $2.55 | $2.60 |
| PUT | $332.50 | Oct 7, 2026 | 38.2K | 1.2K | 23.5% | $0.97 | $0.99 |
| PUT | $327.50 | Oct 7, 2026 | 33.4K | 2.1K | 26.9% | $0.15 | $0.16 |
| CALL | $335.00 | Oct 9, 2026 | 17.8K | 10.7K | 23.9% | $2.52 | $2.59 |
| PUT | $330.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 16.4K | 13.5K | 22.9% | $3.05 | $3.15 |
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 Oct 6, 2026, Apple Inc. (AAPL) short volume is 4.1M shares against 9.5M total reported volume, or 43.63% 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.