AMD Short Volume
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Semiconductors industry, with a market capitalization near $924.67B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 31,000 people, carrying a beta of 2.45 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
- 2026-10-29
- Short Volume
- 4.5M
- Total Volume
- 7.1M
- Short %
- 63.03%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 56.94%
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AMD most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $567.50 | Oct 30, 2026 | 3.1K | 183 | 77.6% | $11.35 | $11.65 |
Top 1 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 Oct 29, 2026, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) short volume is 4.5M shares against 7.1M total reported volume, or 63.03% 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.