APP Short Volume
AppLovin Corporation (APP) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Software - Application industry, with a market capitalization near $152.36B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 876 people, carrying a beta of 2.37 to the broader market. AppLovin Corporation engages in building a software-based platform for mobile app developers to enhance the marketing and monetization of their apps in the United States and internationally. Led by Adam Arash Foroughi, public since 2021-04-15.
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
- 1.4M
- Total Volume
- 2.6M
- Short %
- 53.33%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 54.60%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for AppLovin Corporation.
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Frequently asked APP short volume questions
- What is the daily APP short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, AppLovin Corporation (APP) short volume is 1.4M shares against 2.6M total reported volume, or 53.33% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is APP 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 APP 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.