CAVA Short Volume
CAVA Group, Inc. (CAVA) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Restaurants industry, with a market capitalization near $8.42B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 10,300 people, carrying a beta of 1.91 to the broader market. CAVA Group, Inc. Led by Brett Schulman, public since 2023-06-16.
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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 449.7K
- Total Volume
- 708.6K
- Short %
- 63.47%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 47.52%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for CAVA Group, Inc..
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CAVA most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $120.00 | May 29, 2026 | 0 | 127 | 133.9% | $0.01 | $2.17 |
| PUT | $69.00 | May 22, 2026 | 4 | 151 | 126.6% | $1.78 | $2.50 |
| PUT | $71.00 | May 22, 2026 | 4 | 106 | 126.5% | $2.38 | $3.05 |
| PUT | $60.00 | May 22, 2026 | 76 | 259 | 126.4% | $0.37 | $0.51 |
| PUT | $65.00 | May 22, 2026 | 42 | 750 | 126.2% | $1.01 | $1.41 |
| PUT | $70.00 | May 22, 2026 | 27 | 310 | 125.8% | $2.16 | $2.70 |
| PUT | $58.00 | May 22, 2026 | 14 | 107 | 125.5% | $0.07 | $0.37 |
| CALL | $75.00 | May 22, 2026 | 60 | 240 | 118.9% | $5.40 | $6.40 |
| PUT | $75.00 | May 22, 2026 | 99 | 202 | 118.9% | $3.95 | $4.50 |
Top 9 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked CAVA short volume questions
- What is the daily CAVA short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, CAVA Group, Inc. (CAVA) short volume is 449.7K shares against 708.6K total reported volume, or 63.47% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is CAVA 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 CAVA 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.