ANF Short Volume
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Apparel - Retail industry, with a market capitalization near $4.99B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 43,200 people, carrying a beta of 0.92 to the broader market. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Led by Fran Horowitz, public since 1996-09-26.
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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 243.2K
- Total Volume
- 293.2K
- Short %
- 82.93%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 68.09%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Abercrombie & Fitch Co..
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ANF most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $110.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 1.1K | 1.0K | 49.0% | $3.10 | $4.00 |
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 ANF short volume questions
- What is the daily ANF short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF) short volume is 243.2K shares against 293.2K total reported volume, or 82.93% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is ANF 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 ANF 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.