AWI Short Volume
Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (AWI) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Construction industry, with a market capitalization near $7.70B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 4,000 people, carrying a beta of 1.17 to the broader market. Armstrong World Industries, Inc. Led by Mark A. Hershey, public since 2006-10-18.
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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 45.1K
- Total Volume
- 79.6K
- Short %
- 56.64%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 63.16%
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AWI most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $180.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 0 | 122 | 385.4% | $1.25 | $4.50 |
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 AWI short volume questions
- What is the daily AWI short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (AWI) short volume is 45.1K shares against 79.6K total reported volume, or 56.64% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is AWI 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 AWI 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.