ADEA Short Volume
Adeia Inc. (ADEA) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Software - Application industry, with a market capitalization near $3.05B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 150 people, carrying a beta of 0.94 to the broader market. Adeia Inc. Led by Paul E. Davis, public since 2003-11-20.
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
- 2026-07-16
- Short Volume
- 189.1K
- Total Volume
- 364.0K
- Short %
- 51.95%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 52.62%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Adeia Inc..
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ADEA most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $30.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 21 | 359 | 928.5% | $3.80 | $4.20 |
| CALL | $25.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 52 | 152 | 414.4% | $1.00 | $1.45 |
| PUT | $25.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 5 | 3.4K | 414.4% | $0.10 | $0.75 |
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 ADEA short volume questions
- What is the daily ADEA short volume?
- As of Jul 16, 2026, Adeia Inc. (ADEA) short volume is 189.1K shares against 364.0K total reported volume, or 51.95% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is ADEA 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 ADEA 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.