CART Short Volume
Maplebear Inc. (CART) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Software - Services industry, with a market capitalization near $11.49B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 3,600 people, carrying a beta of 0.78 to the broader market. Maplebear Inc. Led by Chris Rogers, public since 2023-09-19.
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
- 621.3K
- Total Volume
- 1.2M
- Short %
- 50.85%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 46.25%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Maplebear Inc..
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CART most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $50.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 17 | 9.6K | 32.9% | $0.35 | $0.60 |
| CALL | $55.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 3 | 17.1K | 35.6% | $1.00 | $1.15 |
| CALL | $55.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 3 | 17.1K | 35.6% | $1.00 | $1.15 |
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 CART short volume questions
- What is the daily CART short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Maplebear Inc. (CART) short volume is 621.3K shares against 1.2M total reported volume, or 50.85% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is CART 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 CART 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.