CDNS Short Volume
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Software - Application industry, with a market capitalization near $89.45B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 13,800 people, carrying a beta of 1.14 to the broader market. Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Led by Anirudh Devgan, public since 1987-06-10.
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
- 321.1K
- Total Volume
- 1.2M
- Short %
- 26.34%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 48.98%
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CDNS most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $320.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 17 | 10.6K | 31.8% | $2.70 | $3.30 |
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 CDNS short volume questions
- What is the daily CDNS short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS) short volume is 321.1K shares against 1.2M total reported volume, or 26.34% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is CDNS 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 CDNS 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.