ABG Short Volume
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (ABG) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Auto - Dealerships industry, with a market capitalization near $3.59B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 15,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.78 to the broader market. Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. Led by Daniel E. Clara, public since 2002-03-21.
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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 67.8K
- Total Volume
- 102.1K
- Short %
- 66.44%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 58.26%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Asbury Automotive Group, Inc..
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ABG most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $185.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 0 | 2.3K | 37.1% | $14.60 | $18.80 |
| CALL | $180.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 0 | 2.3K | 37.4% | $17.00 | $21.20 |
Top 2 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked ABG short volume questions
- What is the daily ABG short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (ABG) short volume is 67.8K shares against 102.1K total reported volume, or 66.44% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is ABG 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 ABG 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.