CCK Short Volume
Crown Holdings, Inc. (CCK) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Packaging & Containers industry, with a market capitalization near $11.20B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 23,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.65 to the broader market. Crown Holdings, Inc. Led by Timothy J. Donahue, public since 1980-03-17.
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
- 265.8K
- Total Volume
- 350.5K
- Short %
- 75.83%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 64.35%
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CCK most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $105.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 1.2K | 202 | 25.8% | $1.15 | $2.15 |
Top 1 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked CCK short volume questions
- What is the daily CCK short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Crown Holdings, Inc. (CCK) short volume is 265.8K shares against 350.5K total reported volume, or 75.83% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is CCK 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 CCK 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.