CE Short Volume
Celanese Corporation (CE) operates in the Basic Materials sector, specifically the Chemicals industry, with a market capitalization near $6.58B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 11,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.81 to the broader market. Celanese Corporation, a technology and specialty materials company, manufactures and sells high performance engineered polymers in the United States and internationally. Led by Scott A. Richardson, public since 2005-01-21.
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
- 397.9K
- Total Volume
- 827.4K
- Short %
- 48.09%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 57.18%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Celanese Corporation.
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CE most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $60.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 28 | 2.6K | 53.7% | $5.40 | $5.90 |
Top 1 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked CE short volume questions
- What is the daily CE short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Celanese Corporation (CE) short volume is 397.9K shares against 827.4K total reported volume, or 48.09% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is CE 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 CE 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.