AME Short Volume
AMETEK, Inc. (AME) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Electrical Equipment & Parts industry, with a market capitalization near $58.40B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 22,500 people, carrying a beta of 1.00 to the broader market. AMETEK, Inc. Led by David A. Zapico, public since 1984-07-19.
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
- 197.3K
- Total Volume
- 384.2K
- Short %
- 51.36%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 48.40%
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AME most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $270.00 | Nov 20, 2026 | 1.3K | 112 | 24.6% | $7.80 | $9.30 |
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 AME short volume questions
- What is the daily AME short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, AMETEK, Inc. (AME) short volume is 197.3K shares against 384.2K total reported volume, or 51.36% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is AME 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 AME 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.