APLE Short Volume
Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. (APLE) operates in the Real Estate sector, specifically the REIT - Hotel & Motel industry, with a market capitalization near $3.26B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 65 people, carrying a beta of 0.88 to the broader market. Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. Led by Justin G. Knight, public since 2015-05-18.
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
- 242.3K
- Total Volume
- 429.6K
- Short %
- 56.39%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 54.21%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc..
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APLE most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $12.50 | Jun 18, 2026 | 1 | 282 | 193.8% | $0.05 | $0.15 |
Top 1 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked APLE short volume questions
- What is the daily APLE short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. (APLE) short volume is 242.3K shares against 429.6K total reported volume, or 56.39% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is APLE 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 APLE 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.