AES Short Volume
The AES Corporation (AES) operates in the Utilities sector, specifically the Diversified Utilities industry, with a market capitalization near $10.29B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 9,100 people, carrying a beta of 0.96 to the broader market. The AES Corporation operates as a diversified power generation and utility company. Led by Andres Ricardo Gluski Weilert, public since 1991-06-26.
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
- 1.1M
- Total Volume
- 3.8M
- Short %
- 28.87%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 21.53%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for The AES Corporation.
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AES most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $15.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 524 | 387 | 714.3% | $0.09 | $0.12 |
| PUT | $15.00 | Jun 16, 2028 | 0 | 125 | 662.7% | $0.75 | $1.15 |
| CALL | $14.50 | May 22, 2026 | 20 | 1.3K | 559.0% | $0.05 | $0.08 |
| PUT | $14.50 | May 22, 2026 | 0 | 705 | 559.0% | $0.05 | $0.15 |
| CALL | $15.00 | Jun 26, 2026 | 19 | 438 | 233.6% | $0.05 | $0.11 |
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Frequently asked AES short volume questions
- What is the daily AES short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, The AES Corporation (AES) short volume is 1.1M shares against 3.8M total reported volume, or 28.87% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is AES 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 AES 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.