AVAV Short Volume
AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Aerospace & Defense industry, with a market capitalization near $6.89B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 1,403 people, carrying a beta of 1.36 to the broader market. AeroVironment Inc. Led by Wahid Nawabi, public since 2007-01-23.
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
- 2026-06-30
- Short Volume
- 2.4M
- Total Volume
- 3.7M
- Short %
- 65.49%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 58.87%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for AeroVironment, Inc..
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AVAV most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $150.00 | Jul 2, 2026 | 5.9K | 196 | 103.4% | $0.35 | $0.45 |
| CALL | $170.00 | Jul 2, 2026 | 2.2K | 342 | 97.6% | $3.30 | $4.00 |
| CALL | $180.00 | Jul 2, 2026 | 1.9K | 257 | 99.8% | $0.95 | $1.35 |
| CALL | $175.00 | Jul 2, 2026 | 1.4K | 297 | 97.7% | $1.85 | $2.25 |
Top 4 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked AVAV short volume questions
- What is the daily AVAV short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV) short volume is 2.4M shares against 3.7M total reported volume, or 65.49% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is AVAV 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 AVAV 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.