ADT Short Volume
ADT Inc. (ADT) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Security & Protection Services industry, with a market capitalization near $5.85B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 12,200 people, carrying a beta of 1.04 to the broader market. Headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, ADT Inc. Led by James David DeVries, public since 2018-01-19.
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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 679.3K
- Total Volume
- 1.6M
- Short %
- 42.55%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 53.97%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for ADT Inc..
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ADT most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $8.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 0 | 498 | 910.3% | $0.20 | $0.90 |
| PUT | $8.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 0 | 311 | 767.1% | $0.25 | $1.00 |
Top 2 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked ADT short volume questions
- What is the daily ADT short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, ADT Inc. (ADT) short volume is 679.3K shares against 1.6M total reported volume, or 42.55% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is ADT 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 ADT 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.