AMD Short Volume
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Semiconductors industry, with a market capitalization near $849.70B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 31,000 people, carrying a beta of 2.48 to the broader market. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Led by Lisa T. Su, public since 1972-09-07.
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
- 2026-09-11
- Short Volume
- 5.5M
- Total Volume
- 8.7M
- Short %
- 63.79%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 52.54%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Advanced Micro Devices, Inc..
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AMD most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $512.50 | Sep 14, 2026 | 1.9K | 100 | 33.1% | $7.85 | $8.15 |
| CALL | $550.00 | Sep 14, 2026 | 2.0K | 140 | 34.6% | $0.11 | $0.15 |
| CALL | $517.50 | Sep 14, 2026 | 2.8K | 216 | 32.8% | $5.25 | $5.45 |
| CALL | $500.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 544 | 9.7K | 48.0% | $22.95 | $23.25 |
| CALL | $780.00 | Mar 19, 2027 | 1.5K | 151 | 56.8% | $22.50 | $23.50 |
Top 5 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked AMD short volume questions
- What is the daily AMD short volume?
- As of Sep 11, 2026, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) short volume is 5.5M shares against 8.7M total reported volume, or 63.79% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is AMD 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 AMD 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.