AAPL Short Volume
Apple Inc. (AAPL) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Consumer Electronics industry, with a market capitalization near $4.88T, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 166,000 people, carrying a beta of 1.08 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
- 2026-09-14
- Short Volume
- 6.5M
- Total Volume
- 14.0M
- Short %
- 46.26%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 47.33%
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 | Sep 16, 2026 | 32.3K | 3.1K | 27.4% | $2.22 | $2.25 |
| CALL | $335.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 24.2K | 25.1K | 27.5% | $3.40 | $3.50 |
| PUT | $330.00 | Sep 16, 2026 | 20.7K | 2.6K | 28.6% | $1.25 | $1.27 |
| CALL | $340.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 20.0K | 37.8K | 27.0% | $1.56 | $1.58 |
| CALL | $340.00 | Sep 16, 2026 | 19.0K | 3.5K | 27.4% | $0.71 | $0.72 |
| PUT | $310.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 16.9K | 14.1K | 40.9% | $0.22 | $0.23 |
| PUT | $330.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 16.5K | 12.1K | 28.5% | $2.23 | $2.25 |
| CALL | $332.50 | Sep 16, 2026 | 15.5K | 1.2K | 27.9% | $3.55 | $3.60 |
| PUT | $250.00 | Sep 25, 2026 | 15.1K | 261 | 35.7% | $0.02 | $0.05 |
| PUT | $332.50 | Sep 16, 2026 | 14.9K | 674 | 27.9% | $2.08 | $2.10 |
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Frequently asked AAPL short volume questions
- What is the daily AAPL short volume?
- As of Sep 14, 2026, Apple Inc. (AAPL) short volume is 6.5M shares against 14.0M total reported volume, or 46.26% 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.