CALM Short Volume
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (CALM) operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, specifically the Agricultural Farm Products industry, with a market capitalization near $2.94B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 4,836 people, carrying a beta of 0.23 to the broader market. Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. Led by Sherman L. Miller, public since 1996-12-12.
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
- 2026-10-14
- Short Volume
- 173.6K
- Total Volume
- 395.9K
- Short %
- 43.86%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 56.90%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Cal-Maine Foods, Inc..
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CALM most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $70.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 2 | 152 | 956.2% | $6.20 | $8.40 |
| CALL | $65.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 5 | 329 | 827.8% | $0.10 | $0.20 |
| PUT | $65.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 2 | 394 | 827.8% | $2.00 | $2.50 |
Top 3 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked CALM short volume questions
- What is the daily CALM short volume?
- As of Oct 14, 2026, Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (CALM) short volume is 173.6K shares against 395.9K total reported volume, or 43.86% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is CALM 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 CALM 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.