AVNT Short Volume
Avient Corporation (AVNT) operates in the Basic Materials sector, specifically the Chemicals - Specialty industry, with a market capitalization near $3.56B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 9,000 people, carrying a beta of 1.30 to the broader market. Avient Corporation, established in 1885 and based in Avon Lake, Ohio, is a global enterprise specializing in advanced material solutions, custom formulation services, and sustainable products. Led by Michael J. Frank, public since 1999-09-13.
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
- 2026-10-15
- Short Volume
- 189.8K
- Total Volume
- 486.6K
- Short %
- 39.00%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 64.41%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Avient Corporation.
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AVNT most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $40.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 1 | 158 | 721.0% | $0.05 | $0.40 |
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 AVNT short volume questions
- What is the daily AVNT short volume?
- As of Oct 15, 2026, Avient Corporation (AVNT) short volume is 189.8K shares against 486.6K total reported volume, or 39.00% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is AVNT 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 AVNT 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.